Word Meaning 事始め
ことはじめ
kotohajime
事始め is read as ことはじめ (kotohajime) and means resuming work after the New Year's vacation.
Meaning
English
- resuming work after the New Year's vacation
- starting the preparations for New Year's festivities (December 8 in Tokyo, December 13 in Kyoto)
- taking up a new line of work
- the beginning of things
Reading
Kana
ことはじめ
Romaji
kotohajime
Stroke Sequence
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Related Vocabulary
Max. 12事
こと
after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to