表層形
創め
ハジメ
動詞
創め (ハジメ)
Hajime · はじめ — to start, to begin, to commence, to initiate, to originate; to start up (a business, society, etc.), to open (e.g. a store), to establish; to start ..., to begin to ...
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創め in rōmaji: hajime.
動詞
非自立可能
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📝 始める 🔤 下一段-マ行 📐 未然形-一般
Updated: 2026年8月22日
📖 Grammar Information
| 表層形 (Surface) |
創め
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|---|---|
| 見出し語 (Lemma) |
始める
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| 読み (Reading) |
ハジメ
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| 品詞 (POS) |
動詞・非自立可能・*・*
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| 活用型 (Conj. Type) |
下一段-マ行
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| 活用形 (Conj. Form) |
未然形-一般
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| 表記 (Orthography) |
創め
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| 読み・基本形 |
ハジメル
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| 表記・基本形 |
創める
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| 見出し語の読み |
ハジメル
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💡 English Meaning
創め means “to start, to begin, to commence, to initiate, to originate; to start up (a business, society, etc.), to open (e.g. a store), to establish; to start ..., to begin to ...” — full definition & examples →
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Reading & Info
ハジメ
Lemma: 始める
動詞非自立可能**
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⚡ 一段 (Ichidan/Ru-verb) Conjugations
| ます形 (Polite) |
始めます
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| て形 (Te-form) |
始めて
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| 過去形 (Past) |
始めた
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| 否定形 (Negative) |
始めない
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| 意向形 (Volitional) |
始めましょう
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| 可能形 (Potential) |
始められる
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| 受身形 (Passive) |
始められる
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| 使役形 (Causative) |
始めさせる
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The surface form (創め) is the exact text as it appeared in the corpus — it may be conjugated or inflected. The lemma (始める) is the dictionary base form. For example, 食べた (surface) has the lemma 食べる.
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