EntryCommon
  1. Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb

    starting (a machine, engine, etc.)

    機械を始動するには、このボタンを押しなさい。
    Press this button to start the machine.
  2. starting (a project, plan, etc.); beginning; initiation; going into action

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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

commence, begin

Kun
はじ.める-はじ.めるはじ.まる
On
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N4
Frequency
244 of 2500
Radical
woman
WaniKani
Level 10

Built from

Used in names as

もと

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
1-3-5SKIP code
3e5.9The Kanji Dictionary
4346.0Four corner code
1777deroo
59cbUnicode hex code
1-27-47JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1208Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1203New Nelson (John Haig)
281New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
335Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
211Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
252Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
747Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
809Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
465A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1092Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
545Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
6166Morohashi
288A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
494Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
503Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
225sakade
155Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
304henshall3
299Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
321crowley
129Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.16busy_people
439Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
755Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shi3Pinyin reading
siKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
10WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

move, motion, change, confusion, shift, shake

Kun
うご.くうご.かす
On
ドウ
Strokes
11
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N4
Frequency
73 of 2500
Radical
power
WaniKani
Level 12

Built from

Used in names as

るぎ

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-9-2SKIP code
2g9.1The Kanji Dictionary
2412.7Four corner code
2245deroo
52d5Unicode hex code
1-38-16JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
730Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
549New Nelson (John Haig)
1778New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2232Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1163Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1583Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1676Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1806Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
86A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
169Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
2390Morohashi
362A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
231Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
231Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
296sakade
130Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
384henshall3
385Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
47crowley
64Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.14busy_people
221Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1692Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
dong4Pinyin reading
dongKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
12WaniKani level