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How to write 始 (Commence, Begin)
- Meaning
- Commence; Begin
- On'yomi
- シ
- Kun'yomi
- はじ(める)、-はじ(める)、はじ(まる)
- Strokes
- 8
- JLPT
- N4
- School
- Grade 3
- Frequency
- #244 of 2,500 most common in newspapers
Free 始 worksheet (PDF) US Letter
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Stroke order, step by step
The red stroke is the one to write next. 始 has 8 strokes.
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始 in the 72 seasons
- 霞始靆 — Mist starts to linger
- 桃始笑 — First peach blossoms
- 雀始巣 — Sparrows start to nest
- 櫻始開 — First cherry blossoms
- 虹始見 — First rainbows
- 葭始生 — First reeds sprout
- 蛙始鳴 — Frogs start singing
- 蓮始開 — First lotus blossoms
- 桐始結花 — Paulownia trees set seed
- 天地始粛 — Heat starts to die down
- 水始涸 — Farmers drain the fields
- 霜始降 — First frost
- 山茶始開 — Camellias start to bloom
- 地始凍 — Land starts to freeze
- 橘始黄 — Tachibana citrus turns yellow
- 雉始雊 — Pheasants start to call
- 鶏始乳 — Hens start laying eggs