No. 1,408 in Japanese
始まり
"Beginning" or "start."
In a sentence
新しいプロジェクトの始まりが楽しみです。
I am excited for the beginning of the new project.
In this sentence, 始まり refers to the start or commencement of the new project, and it's used as a noun representing the start of an event or activity.
この物語の始まりは特に面白いです。
The beginning of this story is particularly interesting.
Here, 始まり is used to denote the start or initial part of a story, emphasizing the initial portion of the narrative.
問題の始まりは彼のミスでした。
The beginning of the problem was his mistake.
In this case, 始まり indicates the cause or initial occurrence that led to an issue or problem, showing an origin in a cause-effect relationship.
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