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はじめ

初め

beginning

hajime

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  • Episode 1· Japanese Greetings & Introducing Yourself→
Frequency
#915

Meanings

  1. 1
    beginning; start; outsetnounadverb
  2. 2
    first (in line, etc.)noun
  3. 3
    originnoun

JMdict 1342540

In a sentence

会う(あう)は別れ(わかれ)の始め(はじめ)。

To meet is to part.

Written with

  • 初first time7 strokes

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