Japanese Kanji
始shi
commence · begin
Grade 3 · JLPT N3 · 8 strokes
Commence, begin.
始 is part of the elementary school jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3. In the JLPT proficiency test it appears at N3 (intermediate) level. With 8 strokes, this character appears in numerous compound words throughout written Japanese.
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