1.
from the beginning; from the start; from the outset
Starting from the very beginning of something. Can indicate either a temporal starting point or that something was the case all along.
初めからやり直す。
To start over from the beginning.
A common adverbial phrase combining 初め (beginning) with the particle から (from). Used to emphasize that something applies from the very start — whether redoing a task, or expressing that a situation was true all along.
Usage
Often implies emphasis or mild frustration — '初めから言ってよ' (you should have said so from the start). Also used neutrally to describe starting a process from step one.
Common collocations
- 初めからやり直す — to redo from scratch
- 初めから終わりまで — from start to finish
- 初めから分かっていた — knew all along
- 初めから無理だった — it was impossible from the start