着手
ちゃくしゅ
starting work (on); setting to work (on); setting about (doing); beginning
JLPT N1 Common word
Meanings
Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive
starting work (on); setting to work (on); setting about (doing); beginning; commencing; embarking on- commencing (a crime)
- playing (a move)
Example sentences
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The government started tax reform.
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We began on a new project.
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He undertook a great deal of work.
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He set out to find his lost mother.
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The police set out to solve the crime.
More examples (4)
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The government undertook a drastic reform of parliament.
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He began experimenting in making better roads.
首相は議会の抜本的な改革に着手するつもりがあることを表明した。
The premier announced his intention to undertake drastic reforms in parliament.
将来、いつかコンピューターが文学作品の翻訳に着手するようになれば、われわれが知るような文学は最期を迎えることになるだろう。
When, one day, computers undertake to translate literary works, it will be the end of literature as we know it.