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ONし

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Meanings

startbegin

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How to remember

'SHI' — Imagine **SHE** (shi) is the one who always **starts** things.

Vocabulary

始めるはじめる

to start (transitive)

始まるはじまる

to start (intransitive)

始発しはつ

first train/bus of the day

開始かいし

start, commencement

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