始まり

はじまり · hajimari · JLPT N3 · noun

beginning

🌱 始まり = 始まる (to begin) turned into a noun: the beginning

Drop the final る of a verb and add い-sound り to make a noun: 始まる → 始まり. The kanji 始 holds 女 (woman), a verbal hook for birth as everyone's origin. Sound hook: Ha! Jim marry — the start of a new life.

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