noun

  1. outset, start, beginning.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
手始め てはじめ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

hand
て シュ ズ (1st, N4)
commence, begin
はじ.める シ もと (3rd, N4)
woman, female
ジョ おんな め (1st, N5)
pedestal, a stand, counter for machines and vehicles
ダイ うてな われ (2nd, N4)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ ボウ ム (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)