始め

Meaning

1. nadv
   beginning; start; outset; opening
2. n
   first (in line, etc.)
3. n
   origin
4. n
   such as ...; not to mention ...

Example sentences

• 彼は今月初めまで私たちのもとにいました。

  He stayed with us until the beginning of this month.

• 彼は３０代の初めだ。

  He is in his early thirties.

• 彼は２０代の始めの方だ。

  He is in his early twenties.