1) 始はじめる #296 Inflections of 始める Class Ichidan verb Stem Inflected ending ✕ Link copied! Common はじめる [0] Meaning Shirabe ① Ichidan verb Transitive verb to start; to begin; to commence; to initiate; to originate Only applies to 始める いつゴルフを始はじめたのですか。 When did you begin playing golf? ② Ichidan verb Transitive verb to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to establish 私わたしたちは姉妹しまい3人さんにんで喫茶店きっさてんを始はじめた。 We three sisters opened a coffee shop. ③ Auxiliary Ichidan verb to start ...; to begin to ... Only applies to 始める after the -masu stem of a verb 飲のみ過すぎて部屋へやが回まわり始はじめた。 The room started to spin after I drank too much. Kanji 始 シ commence, begin Forms 始める#296始はじめる創める#168,609創はじめるはじめるはじめる