What does 始まる mean in Japanese?

始まる (はじまる) means "to begin" in Japanese.

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Q: How do you use 始まる in a sentence?

映画は八時に始まるそうです。 (えいがははちじにはじまるそうです。) — I hear the movie starts at eight.

Kana: はじまる

to begin

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映画は八時に始まるそうです。

えいがははちじにはじまるそうです。

I hear the movie starts at eight.

What 始まる means

始まる (はじまる) is a Japanese word meaning “to begin”. It belongs to the Actions & Verbs topic and appears at Level 1, so it is one of the words worth learning early when you study Japanese.

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するする to do; to make 見るみる to look; to watch; to read 聞くきく to listen 書くかく to write 読むよむ to read 行くいく to go 来るくる to come 買うかう to buy 住むすむ to live (somewhere) 座るすわる to sit 帰るかえる to return; to go home できるできる can; to know how

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