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beginning, start, origin
The point at which something begins. Noun form of the verb 始まる (to begin). Can refer to the start of events, stories, relationships, or abstract concepts.
新しい始まり。
A new beginning.
物語の始まりです。
This is the beginning of the story.
始まりがあれば終わりがある。
Everything that has a beginning has an end.
Proverb-like expression
それが二人の友情の始まりだった。
That was the beginning of their friendship.
始まりから終わりまで全部見たけれど、一番面白かったのは最後の場面だった。
I watched the whole thing from beginning to end, but the most interesting part was the final scene.
Noun form of the intransitive verb 始まる (to begin). Compare with 始め, which often means 'the beginning' as a point in time or 'at first.'
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 物語の始まり (beginning of a story)
- 新しい始まり (new beginning)
- 全ての始まり (the beginning of everything)
- 始まりから終わりまで (from start to finish)
RELATED WORDS:
- 始め - beginning, first (often temporal: 初めに = at first)
- 始まる - to begin (intransitive verb)
- 始める - to start (transitive verb)