はじめる

始 める

Common word

  1. Ichidan verb, transitive verb

    to start, to begin, to commence, to initiate, to originate

    • いつゴルフを始めたのですか。
      When did you begin playing golf?

  2. Ichidan verb, transitive verb

    to start up (a business, society, etc.), to open (e.g. a store), to establish

    • 私たちは姉妹３人で喫茶店を始めた。
      We three sisters opened a coffee shop.

  3. auxiliary verb, Ichidan verb

    to start ..., to begin to ...
    after the -masu stem of a verb

    • 飲み過ぎて部屋が回り始めた。
      The room started to spin after I drank too much.