Appendix:Gikun Usage in Meiji Version of Japanese Bible/元始
Japanese
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元 | 始 |
Grade: 2 | Grade: 3 |
irregular |
Etymology
editGikun word derived by applying Chinese-derived spelling 元始 (“origin”), a term which decomposes into 元 (“origin”) + 始 (“beginning”), to native Japanese word はじめ (hajime, “beginning”).
Noun
edit元始[1] (hajime) → 始め, 初め (haji.me)