〜始める (〜はじめる) (〜hajimeru)

Meaning: to begin/start VERB-ing

Example: I started reading yesterday.

本を読み始めた [ex #1180]
I started reading the book.

• 純 [じゅん]
  (adj-na,n) pure; innocent; chaste [K] [D]
• 医師 [いし]
  (n) doctor; physician [K] [D]
• 新 [しん]
  (n,n-suf,pref) new [K] [D]
• 主 [おも]
  (adj-na,n) chief; main; principal; important [K] [D]
• 主 [しゅ]
  (n) (one's) master; (our) lord [K] [D]
• 主 [ぬし]
  (n) owner; master; lover; god [K] [D]