Japanese
始め
Kana はじめ Romaji hajime
JLPT N5 Common word
02noun
esp. 初め
03noun
esp. 始め
04noun
usually kana
such as ...; not to mention ...
esp. 始め; as 〜を始め, 〜を始めとして, etc.
Examples
この語学センターでは、英語をはじめ世界１５か国の外国語が学べる。
At this language centre, about 15 international languages are taught, including English.
Tatoeba #393887Other forms
初め
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