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食べ始める

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 食べ始める.

Dictionary

Entry

食べ始める食べはじめるたべはじめるIchidan verbFreq #12331
1

to start eating

Examples
ケンは話すのをやめて食べ始めた
Ken stopped talking and began to eat.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

eat, food

9 strokesFrequency 328JLPT N4Grade 2

On

ショクジキ

Kun

く.うく.らうた.べるは.む

Nanori

ぐい

commence, begin

8 strokesFrequency 244JLPT N3Grade 3

On

Kun

はじ.める-はじ.めるはじ.まる

Nanori

もと

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