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開始 (かいし, kaishi) Japanese meaning: start | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N3 › Freq. Frequency Top 1,000 Conjugation 開始する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 開かい 始し する 開かい 始し しない Polite 開かい 始し します 開かい 始し しません Past polite 開かい 始し しました 開かい 始し しませんでした Past 開かい 始し した 開かい 始し しなかった Te-form 開かい 始し して 開かい 始し しないで Desire 開かい 始し したい 開かい 始し したくない Potential 開かい 始し できる 開かい 始し できない Passive 開かい 始し される 開かい 始し されない Causative 開かい 始し させる 開かい 始し させない Causative passive 開かい 始し させられる 開かい 始し させられない Volitional 開かい 始し しよう Polite volitional 開かい 始し しましょう Imperative 開かい 始し しろ 開かい 始し するな Conditional 開かい 始し すれば 開かい 始し しなければ Tara conditional 開かい 始し したら 開かい 始し しなかったら
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会かい 議ぎ の 開かい 始し 時じ 間かん は 午ご 後ご 2 時じ です 。
The meeting start time is 2 p.m.
We plan to start a new project.
The service will be launched next month.
Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 を 開かい 始し する to start/commence something
We plan to start the service next month.
〈 時とき 〉 に 開かい 始し する to begin at a specific time
The meeting starts at 3 p.m.
〈 事こと 〉 が 開かい 始し される for something to be started (by an organization or authority)
A new project was started this week.
Transitive / intransitive 開始 can be used both transitively and intransitively as a suru-verb: transitively, as in 「作業を開始する」(to start the work), and intransitively, as in 「作業が開始する」(the work starts).
Related words· 14 始まり is the everyday, general word for a start, while 開始 is the formal term used in official announcements and schedules.
スタート is a casual loanword for 'start' often used in sports or informal contexts, whereas 開始 is the formal written equivalent.
着手 specifically means to begin working on a task or project, while 開始 more broadly refers to the start of any event, process, or period.
開始する is a formal, Sino-Japanese verb used in official announcements, while 始まる is the everyday intransitive word for something starting.
Show 10 more 開始 is the neutral, formal word for 'start' used in any context, while キックオフ is a sports-derived loanword often used for the energetic start of a project or event.
開始 is the general verb/noun for 'starting' something, while 開始時刻 specifically names the clock time at which that start occurs.
開始する is a more formal, written Sino-Japanese word for starting something, while 始める is the everyday, general-purpose verb.
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.
Opposites· 6 end; close; conclusion; termination
開始 marks the start of a term or period, while 満了 marks its formal expiration or completion.
開始 means the start of something, the direct opposite of 終局, which marks its final stage or conclusion.
Show 3 more Don't confuse with 開始 means simply 'to start' an event or process, while 開催 means 'to hold' or 'host' an event, focusing on organizing it rather than just its onset.
開始 means to start or begin something and is easily confused with 開示 because they share the kanji 開 and sound similar, but 開示 is about disclosing information, not starting it.
Word family· 15 start date; commencement date
start of broadcast; sign-on
record start; start of recording
Etymology Sino-Japanese compound of 開 (open, start) and 始 (begin). The combination straightforwardly conveys the idea of commencing something.
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.
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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.”
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start of a match; kickoff; beginning of a game
Show 5 more starting price; ask price; suggested opening price
starting variable; SV
starting time; start time
line of departure
start codon; initiation codon
