Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 の 始はじ まり the beginning of ~
This was the beginning of their friendship.
始はじ まりを 告つ げる to signal/announce the start of something
Cherry blossoms announce the start of spring.
始はじ まりを 迎むか える to reach the start of something
We reached the beginning of a new era.
〈 事こと 〉 の 始はじ まりとなる to become the start of ~
That incident became the start of the war.
Expressions 嘘うそ つきは 泥どろ 棒ぼう の 始はじ まり lying is the first step to stealing; show me a liar, and I will show you a thief Related words· 12 開始 is a formal Sino-Japanese word for the start of an official activity (試合開始 ), while 始まり is a softer, more general word for a beginning or origin.
起源 focuses on the historical or causal origin of something (e.g. 人類の起源 ), while 始まり can refer to any starting point in time, including the start of a simple event.
発端 highlights the triggering incident that sets off a chain of events, whereas 始まり is a neutral word for any beginning.
始め appears in fixed phrases like 始めに (firstly) and marks a stage in a sequence, while 始まり emphasizes the abstract concept of an origin or starting point.
Show 8 more Show fewer 始まり is the general word for 'beginning' or 'origin', while 出だし specifically highlights the very first moments or initial pace of an action or performance.
始まり is the general word for 'beginning' or 'origin', while 皮切り specifically marks the first event that opens a whole series of similar events.
始まり is the general, all-purpose word for the beginning of anything, while 立ち上がり specifically suggests a process gradually gaining momentum after it starts.
始まり is the native Japanese noun for 'beginning' used in everyday and literary contexts, while スタート is a borrowed word often used for events, races, or projects.
始まり is a plain, general word for a beginning, whereas 黎明 in its figurative sense carries a grander, literary tone for the start of an age.
始まり is the plain, everyday word for the start of something, whereas 走り in this sense appears mainly in set compounds like 走り書き to mean the initial, rough stage.
始まり is the plain, everyday word for a beginning of anything, whereas 幕開け keeps a theatrical, dramatic flavor even in figurative use.
始まり is a general word for 'beginning' usable in any context, while 端緒 is formal and often implies the initial clue or trigger that leads to something.
Opposites· 9 終わり means the end of something, the direct opposite of 始まり , the beginning.
始まり means the beginning of something, directly opposite to 結び in its sense of the closing or concluding part.
始まり means the beginning of something, the direct opposite of 結末 , which is the ending.
Show 6 more Show fewer 始まり means 'the beginning', the direct opposite of 仕舞い 'the end'.
始まり means the beginning of something, the direct opposite of 果て , which marks its farthest end.
始まり means the beginning of something, the direct opposite of エンド , the ending.
始まり means 'beginning', the direct opposite of 終末 's 'end'.
始まり means the beginning of something, the direct opposite of おしまい , which means its end.
始まり is the everyday word for “beginning,” contrasting with 了 ’s meaning of “the end.”
Written forms 始はじ まり Usage 85%
Standard kanji spelling for 'beginning' or 'origin'.
はじまり Usage 14%
初はじ まり Usage 1%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 始まり is overwhelmingly preferred.
Etymology Noun form of the verb 始まる (to begin), derived from the stem 始まり .
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