Word Meaning 手始め

てはじめ tehajime

手始め is read as てはじめ (tehajime) and means outset.

Meaning

English

  1. outset
  2. start
  3. beginning

Reading

Kana

てはじめ

Romaji

tehajime

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 14827 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

手始めに

てはじめに

at first

手足

てあし

hands and feet

手ぬぐい

てぬぐい

(hand) towel

ability to cope

手前

てまえ

tea-ceremony procedures

手作り

てづくり

handmade

手間

てま

time

手本

てほん

model handwriting

手紙

てがみ

letter

手元

てもと

grip

手入れ

ていれ

(police) raid

手分け

てわけ

division of labour

Example Sentences

3

For starters, prepare all the reference books you can find.

For a start, I visited Jerusalem - a sacred place for three major religions.

"How many bottles of wine should I order?" "Order ten to begin with. We can always buy two or three more if need be."