시작
sijak · TOPIK 1
start, beginning
🏁 시작 = 始 (begin) + 作 (make): to begin making = start
From hanja 始作. 始 means begin, as in Chinese 开始 and Japanese 始める; 作 means make or do, as in 作业 and 作る. Literally begin-doing. Add 하다 to get the verb 시작하다, to start.