“To start” in Japanese
Short answer
To start in Japanese is “始める” (hajimeru). Full meaning: 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 ....
Other ways to say “To start” in Japanese
仕掛ける
shikakeru to start, to begin, to commence; to challenge, to pick (a fight), to make (war), to draw (a reaction) from; to set (traps), to plant (explosives), to lay (mines)
出で立つ
idetatsu to start, to leave
立ち上げる
tachiageru to start (something), to start up, to boot (a computer), to launch (a business)
始まる
hajimaru to begin, to start, to commence; to happen (again), to begin (anew); to date (from), to originate (in)
取り掛かる
torikakaru to begin (doing), to start, to set about, to get down to
熾す
okosu to build (a fire), to make, to start, to light
創める
hajimeru 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 ...
出立っ
ideta to start, to leave
仕掛る
shikakeru to start, to begin, to commence; to challenge, to pick (a fight), to make (war), to draw (a reaction) from; to set (traps), to plant (explosives), to lay (mines)
出立つ
idetatsu to start, to leave
出で立っ
ideta to start, to leave
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