Entry
  1. Ichidan verb

    to begin to write; to begin writing

    esp. 書き始める

  2. to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting

    esp. 描き始める

Also written 描き始める【かきはじめる】

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Characters in this word

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write

Kun
か.く-が.き-がき
On
ショ
Strokes
10
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N5
Frequency
169 of 2500
Radical
say
WaniKani
Level 16

Built from

Used in names as

かき

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-6-4SKIP code
4c6.6The Kanji Dictionary
5060.1Four corner code
1678deroo
66f8Unicode hex code
1-29-81JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3719Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2463New Nelson (John Haig)
2658New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3292Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1703Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2314Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
327Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
349Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
130A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1216Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
70Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
14294Morohashi
142A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
131Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
131Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
92sakade
58Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
159henshall3
197Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
121crowley
181Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.3busy_people
998Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
333Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shu1Pinyin reading
seoKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
16WaniKani level
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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