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開始

かいし

beginning

Mnemonic

The gate opens and the thing begins, and both halves of the word say so. Kai かい, she し, and sports day starts at nine: かいし.

Worth knowing

最初 さいしょ is the first part of something and 始め はじめ is the beginning of it. 開始 is the moment it starts, and it is the one that goes with a time.

Built from

open
門 a gate with two hands lifting the bar out of it.
begin
女 woman + 台 platform

Words sharing these kanji

to open to open to open, to unlock unfolding, development to start to begin beginning, origin

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