No. 251 in Japanese
はじめ
"はじめ" (hajime) means "beginning" or "start."
In a sentence
私たちは初めて会いました。
We met for the first time.
Here, "初めて" (hajimete) is used as an adverb meaning "for the first time."
新しいプロジェクトが始まりました。
The new project has begun.
In this sentence, "始まり" (hajimari) comes from the verb "始まる," meaning "to begin," used here in its noun form.
この本を読むことで、はじめの一歩を踏み出しました。
By reading this book, I took the first step.
This usage of "はじめ" (hajime) represents the beginning or initial phase of an action or process.
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