始める
はじめる · hajimeru · JLPT N4 · verb-ichidan
to begin
🏁 始 = begin; hajime! is the call that starts every judo and karate match
始める is the transitive verb built on 始 (begin): you start something. Martial arts referees shout hajime! to begin a bout, the same stem. Its partner 始まる (hajimaru) means something starts on its own.