JapanLingo

開始かいし

kaishi

start

N3

How to remember this word

When you meet 開始 in real text, pause on it once — meeting “start” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.

Example sentences

Example 1

kaigi wa juuji ni kaishi shimasu.

The meeting starts at ten.

Example 2

kaishi no juppun mae ni wa kaijou ni tsuku you ni shiteimasu.

I make sure to arrive at the venue ten minutes before the start.