meaning of kanji
- beginning
- outset
- first
- onset
| hiragana | さいしょ |
drawing of kanji | 最初 |
reading of kanji | sai syo |
meaning of kanji
- beginning
- start
- outset
- at first
- at the beginning
- initially
- originally
| hiragana | とうしょ |
drawing of kanji | 当初 |
reading of kanji | tou syo |
meaning of kanji
- start
- commencement
- beginning
- initiation
| hiragana | かいし |
drawing of kanji | 開始 |
reading of kanji | kai si |
meaning of kanji
- entering
- setting (of the Sun)
- containing
- content
- audience
- income
- beginning
| hiragana | いり |
drawing of kanji | 入り |
reading of kanji | iri |
meaning of kanji
- beginning
- start
- outset
| hiragana | ぼうとう |
drawing of kanji | 冒頭 |
reading of kanji | bou to u |
meaning of kanji
- dawn
- daybreak
- beginning
| hiragana | あけぼの |
drawing of kanji | 曙 |
reading of kanji | akebono |
meaning of kanji
- end (e.g. of street)
- tip
- point
- edge
- margin
- beginning
- start
- first
- odds and ends
- scrap
- odd bit
- least
| hiragana | はし |
drawing of kanji | 端 |
reading of kanji | hasi |
meaning of kanji
- eggs
- egg
- spawn
- roe
- hen egg
- (an expert) in the making
- beginning
- origin
- infancy
| hiragana | たまご |
drawing of kanji | 卵 |
reading of kanji | tamago |
meaning of kanji
- origin
- beginning
| hiragana | はじまり |
drawing of kanji | 始まり |
reading of kanji | hazimari |
meaning of kanji
- white paper
- flyleaf
- blank paper
- clean slate
- lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.
- scratch
- beginning
| hiragana | はくし |
drawing of kanji | 白紙 |
reading of kanji | ha kusi |
meaning of kanji
- beginning
- start
| hiragana | かわきり |
drawing of kanji | 皮切り |
reading of kanji | kawa kiri |
meaning of kanji
- running
- gliding
- first (harvest) of the season
- beginning
- start
- kitchen sink
| hiragana | はしり |
drawing of kanji | 走り |
reading of kanji | hasiri |
meaning of kanji
- origin
- genesis
- opening
- start
- beginning
| hiragana | ほったん |
drawing of kanji | 発端 |
reading of kanji | hoxtu ta n |
meaning of kanji
- cut end
- edge (of a page, etc.)
- small amount
- small sum
- beginning
- clue
- tiger’s den
- jaws of death
- dangerous place
| hiragana | こぐち |
drawing of kanji | 小口 |
reading of kanji | ko guti |
meaning of kanji
- start
- beginning
- build up
- how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
| hiragana | たちあがり |
drawing of kanji | 立ち上がり |
reading of kanji | tatiagari |
meaning of kanji
- thread end
- beginning
- clue
| hiragana | いとぐち |
drawing of kanji | 糸口 |
reading of kanji | ito guti |
meaning of kanji
- coming out
- going out
- outflow
- efflux
- rising (of the Sun or the Moon)
- attending (work)
- appearing (on stage)
- one’s turn to go on
- start
- beginning
- origins
- background
- person (or item) originating from …
- graduate of …
- native of …
- member of … (lineage)
- architectural member that projects outward
- highest point of the stern of a ship
- amount (comprising something)
- amount of time or effort required to do something
| hiragana | で |
drawing of kanji | 出 |
reading of kanji | de |
meaning of kanji
- origin
- beginning
- rise
| hiragana | きげん |
drawing of kanji | 起源 |
reading of kanji | kigen |
meaning of kanji
- the head
- the foremost
- beginning
- the very front
| hiragana | まっさき |
drawing of kanji | 真っ先 |
reading of kanji | maxtu saki |
meaning of kanji
- shaking (something) out
- starting point
- beginning
- outset
- drawing (e.g. of a bill)
- issue
- draft
- throw (of dice)
- infusion (remedy)
- shaker (e.g. saltshaker)
| hiragana | ふりだし |
drawing of kanji | 振り出し |
reading of kanji | huri da si |
meaning of kanji
- beginning
- start
- outset
- opening
- first (in line, etc.)
- origin
- such as …
- not to mention …
| hiragana | はじめ |
drawing of kanji | 始め |
reading of kanji | hazime |
meaning of kanji
- origin
- beginning
- genesis
- primeval
- primordial
- primitive
| hiragana | げんし |
drawing of kanji | 原始 |
reading of kanji | ge n si |
meaning of kanji
- outset
- start
- beginning
| hiragana | てはじめ |
drawing of kanji | 手始め |
reading of kanji | tehazime |
meaning of kanji
- start
- beginning
- first step
- clue
| hiragana | たんしょ |
drawing of kanji | 端緒 |
reading of kanji | tan syo |
meaning of kanji
- beginning
- inauguration
| hiragana | そうそう |
drawing of kanji | 草創 |
reading of kanji | sousou |
meaning of kanji
- in the first place
- to begin with
- from the start
- originally
- ab initio
- after all
- anyway
- actually
- well, …
- … on earth (e.g. “what on earth?”)
- … in the world (e.g. “why in the world?”)
- beginning
- start
| hiragana | そもそも |
drawing of kanji | 抑 |
reading of kanji | somosomo |
meaning of kanji
- source
- origin
- cause
- beginning
- genesis
| hiragana | おこり |
drawing of kanji | 起こり |
reading of kanji | okori |
meaning of kanji
- one
- best
- first
- foremost
- beginning
- start
- ace (playing card)
- bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
| hiragana | いち |
drawing of kanji | 一 |
reading of kanji | iti |
meaning of kanji
- origin
- source
- beginning
- starting point
| hiragana | げんしょ |
drawing of kanji | 原初 |
reading of kanji | ge n syo |
meaning of kanji
- start broaching (a subject)
- opening remark
- start
- commencement
- beginning
- event at the start of the tenth month of the lunar calendar
- opening a sealed jar or container
| hiragana | くちきり |
drawing of kanji | 口切り |
reading of kanji | kuti kiri |