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起始 (きし) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
start ; beginning ; commencement
Formal or technical term for the start or beginning of something, often used in written contexts. Can be used as a noun or with する to mean 'to start' or 'to commence'.
プロジェクト を 起き 始し する に あたり 、 計けい 画かく を 確かく 認にん し た 。
Upon commencing the project, we reviewed the plan.
Similar words 開かい 始し 開始 is the common, everyday word for 'start' or 'beginning'. 起始 is more formal and less frequently used, often in technical or written contexts.
始はじ まり 始まり is a native Japanese word for 'beginning' and is more casual and widely used than 起始.
Etymology Compound of 起 (ki, 'to rise, to start') and 始 (shi, 'to begin'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the kanji combination conveys the idea of 'starting' or 'commencing'.
