着手

ちゃくしゅ

starting work (on); setting to work (on); setting about (doing); beginning

JLPT N1 common word Also written 著手

Meaning

nvsvi
starting work (on); setting to work (on); setting about (doing); beginning; commencing; embarking on
nvsvi
commencing (a crime)
nvsvi
playing (a move)

Example sentences

彼は行方不明の母の捜索に着手した。

He set out to find his lost mother.
彼はもっと良い道路を作ろうと実験に着手した。

He began experimenting in making better roads.
彼はたくさんの仕事に着手した。

He undertook a great deal of work.