始 is the Japanese kanji for begin, commence. It is written with 8 strokes and appears at JLPT level N4. Its kun reading is はじ.める、-はじ.める、はじ.まる and its on reading is シ.
Stroke order
Words with 始
- 始めるto start, to begin, to commence
- 始めbeginning, start, outset
- 始まりorigin, beginning, start
- 開始start, commencement, beginning
- 終始beginning and end
- 年始beginning of the year, new year
Practice 始 with brush strokes, spaced repetition and quizzes in the app.