noun
beginning of the month
Refers to the early part of a month, typically the first few days or the first week.
月初めはいつも仕事が忙しい。
The beginning of the month is always busy with work.
家賃は月初めに支払う。
I pay the rent at the beginning of the month.
Standard common spelling with high priority.
Search-only kanji form; not a standard written form.
Irregular kanji usage; 始め is not the standard kanji for this word.
Compound of 月 (tsuki, 'month') and 初め (hajime, 'beginning'). The reading つきはじめ is a straightforward kun'yomi combination.