Japanese edit

For pronunciation and definitions of はじめる – see the following entry.
始める
[verb] to begin, start, initiate
[verb] 創める: to set up, create, establish, found
[verb] (following the continuative of a verb) to start doing, begin
Alternative spelling
創める
(This term, はじめる, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as はじめる, see Category:Japanese kanji read as はじめる.)