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[かい()·()]
kaishi
noun, suru verb

English Meaning(s) for 開始

noun, suru verb
  1. start; commencement; beginning; initiation

Definition and Synonyms for 開始

Beginning the time at which something is supposed to begin
Synonyms: のっけ, はじめ, とっつき, ぶっつけ, ぶつける, スタート, しょっぱな, キックオフ, すべり出し, 出だし, 出鼻, 出っ鼻, 初め, 初める, 初っ切り, 初口, 劈頭, 取っ付く, 取り付く, 取り付け, 口切り, 始まり, 始まる, 始める, 幕開き, 幕開け, 当初, 最初, 滑り出す, 発足, 開始, 開幕, 開闢
Beginning the act of starting something
Synonyms: スタート, 始動, 発動, 着手, 開始
Opening the act of opening something
Synonyms: 切り口, , , 始業, 就職口, 空隙, 販路, 開始, 開設
Commence take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
Synonyms: かかる, しだす, やりだす, スタート, おっぱじめる, 乗り掛かる, 仕掛かる, 仕掛ける, 取っ付く, 取り付く, 取り掛かる, やり始める, し始める, 始める, 始動, 着手, 開始
Lead Up set in motion, start an event or prepare the way for
Synonyms: 開始
Originate bring into being
Synonyms: しだす, やりだす, スタート, おっぱじめる, 取り掛かる, やり始める, し始める, 始める, 始動, 開始
Initiate take the lead or initiative in
Synonyms: 先駆, 先駆け, 先駆ける, し始める, 開始, 開拓
Initiation an act that sets in motion some course of events
Synonyms: 引き金, 誘発, 開始
Mount put up or launch
Synonyms: 展開, 着手, 開始
Commence get off the ground
Synonyms: かかる, しだす, やりだす, スタート, おっぱじめる, 乗り出す, 乗り掛かる, 仕掛かる, 仕掛ける, 創始, 取っ付く, 取り付く, 取り掛かる, やり始める, し始める, 始める, 始動, 始業, 打ち掛かる, 発動, 発足, 着手, 起動, 踏み出す, 開始
Open begin or set in action, of meetings, speeches, recitals, etc.
Synonyms: 始める, 開会, 開始, 開幕
Open start to operate or function or cause to start operating or functioning
Synonyms: し始める, 始める, 開始
Start have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense
Synonyms: スタート, 始まる, 発する, 開始
Begin be the first item or point, constitute the beginning or start, come first in a series
Synonyms: 始まる, 始める, 開始
Opening a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made
Synonyms: 切り口, , , 始業, 就職口, 空隙, 販路, 開始, 開設, 隙間
Porta an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity
Synonyms: 切り口, , , 始業, 就職口, 空隙, 販路, 開口部, 開始, 開設
Initiate participate in the development of
Synonyms: 先駆, 先駆け, 先駆ける, し始める, 開始, 開拓

Meanings for each kanji in 開始

» open; unfold; unseal
» commence; begin

Categories 開始 is a member of

Artefact a man-made object taken as a whole
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Causing the act of causing something to happen
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Motion a change of position that does not entail a change of location
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Commence set in motion, cause to start
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Make make or cause to be or to become
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Originate bring into being
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Initiate take the lead or initiative in
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Make give rise to
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Commence get off the ground
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Point an instant of time
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Change Of State the act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics
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Passage a path or channel or duct through or along which something may pass
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Sample Sentences for 開始

Both countries entered into peace negotiations.
The training session is scheduled to begin at 4 p.m.
The Soviet troops started to withdraw from Afghanistan.
We started a campaign against smoking.
It is rumored that secret peace talks have already begun.

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