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4 exact word matches found in search 'はじ'
2
noun
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
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noun
1. end (e.g. of street); tip; point; edge; margin
2. beginning; start; first
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1
grasp; hold; grip
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Most common form: ハゼ
noun
wax tree (species of sumac, Rhus succedanea)  (often written with kana only)
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27 words found beginning with 'はじ'
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Most common form: 始め
noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi), adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
1. beginning; start; outset; opening
noun
2. first (in line, etc.)  (esp. 初め)
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Most common form: 始める
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to start; to begin; to commence; to initiate; to originate
2. to open (e.g. a store); to start up; to establish (business. etc.)
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Most common form: 始まる
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to begin; to start; to commence
2. to happen (again); to begin (anew)
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Most common form: 始まり
noun
origin; beginning
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expression
1. first; firstly; first of all; to begin with; in the beginning; at the beginning
2. Introduction; Preface  (as section heading of a book, etc.; often written with kana only)
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2
Most common form: 初めて
1. for the first time  (see also: 始める)
2. only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...  (after the -te form of a verb)
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2
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to flip; to snap; to flick  (often written with kana only)
2. to repel  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: 始まらない
expression
It's no use
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1
Most common form: 弾き
noun
1. gun; pistol  (see also: ピストル; often written with kana only; slang)
2. tiddlywinks; marbles
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Most common form: 恥らう
'u' godan verb, intransitive verb
to feel shy; to be bashful; to blush
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2 words found containing 'はじ' in any position
expression
all girls eventually awaken to sex; even the seed growing in the shade will burst open  (see also: ; proverb)
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(same as above)
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