始 / Japanese Kanji Meanings & Readings

What does 始 mean?

The Beginning

How to read 始?

Kunyomi... はじめる/hajimeru,はじまる/hajimaru

Onyomi... シ/shi

jinmeikun... tomo, hajime, haru, moto,

* There are two typical ways of reading kanji, kun-yomi and on-yomi. In addition, there is a reading system called "jinmei kun" which is used only for names.

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type common-use kanji
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始 / related names

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Name:
shion
Katakana:
シオン

Kanji:
始音
Meaning:
  • The Beginning
  • Sound. Tone. Voice. News.
Name:
shion
Katakana:
シオン

Kanji:
始恩
Meaning:
  • The Beginning
  • Debt of gratitude
Name:
koji
Katakana:
コウジ

Kanji:
耕始
Meaning:
  • To cultivate. To make a living by working.
  • The Beginning
Name:
naoshi
Katakana:
ナオシ

Kanji:
直始
Meaning:
  • Correct. Honest. Straight-hearted. fix. Direct.
  • The Beginning
Name:
motoka
Katakana:
モトカ

Kanji:
始香
Meaning:
  • The Beginning
  • Scent. Good smell, fragrant. Aromatic. A scented object that produces a fragrance.
Name:
hiroshi
Katakana:
ヒロシ

Kanji:
宏始
Meaning:
  • Large. Big. Expand. Excellent. To be splendid.
  • The Beginning
Name:
hiroshi
Katakana:
ヒロシ

Kanji:
弘始
Meaning:
  • Wide. Large. To spread, to convey widely. Large in scale, large in quantity.
  • The Beginning
Name:
shion
Katakana:
シオン

Kanji:
始音
Meaning:
  • The Beginning
  • Sound. Tone. Voice. News.
Name:
haruna
Katakana:
ハルナ

Kanji:
始那
Meaning:
  • The Beginning
  • Question/antonyms auxiliary characters
Name:
haruna
Katakana:
ハルナ

Kanji:
始菜
Meaning:
  • The Beginning
  • Vegetable. A general term for vegetables whose leaves, stems, roots, and other parts are eaten. Side dish.
Name:
haruna
Katakana:
ハルナ

Kanji:
始奈
Meaning:
  • The Beginning
  • Red apple. The name of a fruit tree called "kara-nashi. A word expressing a question or antonym.
Name:
shino
Katakana:
シノ

Kanji:
始之
Meaning:
  • The Beginning
  • Go. A word that refers to a person, thing, or thing. A word denoting a subject or modification.
Name:
shino
Katakana:
シノ

Kanji:
始乃
Meaning:
  • The Beginning
  • In other words. For that reason. So. A long time ago. In the past. You. A second-person pronoun for a person of equal or inferior status. The word for "no" is used in particles.
Name:
takamoto
Katakana:
タカモト

Kanji:
隆始
Meaning:
  • High and exuberant. To be vigorous. High status.
  • The Beginning
Name:
shiho
Katakana:
シホ

Kanji:
始穂
Meaning:
  • The Beginning
  • An ear of grain. The part of a grain stalk at the end of which flowers and fruits are produced.
Name:
shiho
Katakana:
シホ

Kanji:
始帆
Meaning:
  • The Beginning
  • A sail of a ship. A cloth that catches the wind and makes the ship run.
Name:
haruka
Katakana:
ハルカ

Kanji:
始香
Meaning:
  • The Beginning
  • Scent. Good smell, fragrant. Aromatic. A scented object that produces a fragrance.
Name:
shiryu
Katakana:
シリュウ

Kanji:
始龍
Meaning:
  • The Beginning
  • Dragon. An imaginary animal. An outstanding person. A hero. A parable of the Son of Heaven. A word used for things related to the Son of Heaven. Dinosaurs.
Name:
haruka
Katakana:
ハルカ

Kanji:
始華
Meaning:
  • The Beginning
  • Flower. Gorgeous. Beautiful. Eye-catching. Excellent and beautiful. White powder. Chinese self-designation.
Name:
akiharu
Katakana:
アキハル

Kanji:
顕始
Meaning:
  • Manifestation
  • The Beginning

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