始はじめる

ichidan verb, transitive verb

start; begin; commence

Only when written 始める

General transitive verb for starting an activity, event, or process. Often used with nouns like 仕事, 会議, 勉強, etc.

• 来らい月げつから新あたらしい仕し事ごとを始はじめます。

  I will start a new job next month.

• 会かい議ぎを始はじめましょう。

  Let's begin the meeting.

ichidan verb, transitive verb

start up; open; establish

Used for founding or launching an organization, business, store, or society. 創める is a rare alternative kanji for this sense.

• 彼かれは駅えき前まえに小ちいさなカフェを始はじめた。

  He opened a small café in front of the station.

• 新あたらしい会かい社しゃを始はじめるには資し金きんが必ひつ要ようだ。

  You need funds to start a new company.

auxiliary verb, ichidan verb

start to ...; begin to ...

Only when written 始める

Auxiliary verb attached to the -masu stem of another verb, indicating the beginning of that action. Very common and productive.

• 雨あめが降ふり始はじめた。

  It started to rain.

• 日本にほん語ごを勉べん強きょうし始はじめてから一いち年ねんになる。

  It's been a year since I started studying Japanese.