開始する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 開始する | 開始しない |
| Polite | 開始します | 開始しません |
| Past polite | 開始しました | 開始しませんでした |
| Past | 開始した | 開始しなかった |
| Te-form | 開始して | 開始しないで |
| Desire | 開始したい | 開始したくない |
| Potential | 開始できる | 開始できない |
| Passive | 開始される | 開始されない |
| Causative | 開始させる | 開始させない |
| Causative passive | 開始させられる | 開始させられない |
| Volitional | 開始しよう | |
| Polite volitional | 開始しましょう | |
| Imperative | 開始しろ | 開始するな |
| Conditional | 開始すれば | 開始しなければ |
| Tara conditional | 開始したら | 開始しなかったら |
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, intransitive verb
start; beginning; commencement
Formal noun and suru-verb for the start of an event, operation, or period. Used in official announcements, schedules, and written contexts. Antonym: 終了 (end).
Antonyms: 終了
会議の開始時間は午後2時です。
The meeting start time is 2 p.m.
We plan to start a new project.
The service will be launched next month.
We plan to start the service next month.
The meeting starts at 3 p.m.
A new project was started this week.
開始 is a general word for 'starting' anything, while 始業 is used specifically for the start of a workday, business hours, or school day.
開始 is a neutral word for the start of any action or process, whereas 開幕 keeps the image of a curtain rising and is reserved for shows, seasons, or events.
オープニング is a casual loanword for the start of an event, while 開始 is the more formal, native Japanese term for 'commencement'.
開始 is a general word for starting anything, whereas 発足 is used specifically for the formal launch of an organization, project, or system.
開始 is a general, everyday word for 'beginning' anything, whereas 始動 is more specific to starting machinery or formally launching initiatives.
開始する is a formal, neutral word for 'to commence' an activity or process, while 立ち上げる carries a stronger sense of building something up from scratch.
開始 simply means starting an activity or process, while 創始 specifically implies being the first to create or establish something.
開始 means the start or commencement of something, the direct opposite of 終結, which means its end or conclusion.
開始 means the start or beginning of something, the opposite of 打ち上げ used in the sense of the end or completion of a project.
開始 means the formal “start” of something, the direct opposite of 了 meaning its “finish.”
start of a match; kickoff; beginning of a game
opening tag; start tag