一め

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of 一め – see the following entry.

[noun] (especially 初め) beginning, the start of an activity or time period

[noun] (especially 始め) origin, beginning of a thing

[interjection] begin! used to announce the start of a race, an exam, and others

[verb] imperfective and stem (or continuative) forms of 始める (hajimeru) [ichidan]

Alternative spellings
初め, 創め

(This term, 一め, is an alternative spelling (rare) of the above term.)