始める (はじめる): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

始める (はじめる) means to begin / to start.

See example sentences below.

始める at a glance

始める

はじめるhajimeru

N4verb

to begin / to start

始めるはじめるhajimeruN4Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to begin / to start

Example 1

来年に日本語を始めます。

Translation

I will start learning Japanese next year.

Example 2

朝ごはんを始めてください。

Translation

Please start eating breakfast.