is the Japanese word meaning . In the Japanese traditional martial arts such as

karate (; ; Okinawan language, Okinawan pronunciation: ) is a martial arts, martial art developed in the Ryukyu Kingdom. It developed from the Okinawan martial arts, indigenous Ryukyuan martial arts (called , "hand"; ''tii'' in Okinawan) under the ...

judo is an unarmed gendai budō, modern Japanese martial art, Olympic sport (since 1964), and the most prominent form of jacket wrestling competed internationally.『日本大百科全書』電子版【柔道】(CD-ROM version of Encyclopedia Nipponi ...

, aikido,

Kūdō is a Japanese hybrid martial art. It is a full-contact combat sport that aims to achieve both safety and practicality, a style of mixed martial arts practised with headgear and gloves. It features stand-up striking, with throwing and grappling ...

and

kendo is a modern Japanese martial art, descended from kenjutsu (one of the old Japanese martial arts, swordsmanship), that uses bamboo swords (shinai) as well as protective armor (bōgu). Today, it is widely practiced within Japan and has spread ...

, it is a verbal command to "begin". Hajime is also a common Japanese given name for males. In the

Amami Islands The The name ''Amami-guntō'' was standardized on February 15, 2010. Prior to that, another name, ''Amami shotō'' (奄美諸島), was also used. is an archipelago in the Satsunan Islands, which is part of the Ryukyu Islands, and is southwest o ...

, Hajime (元) is a surname.

Possible writings

Hajime can be written using different

kanji are the logographic Chinese characters taken from the Chinese family of scripts, Chinese script and used in the writing of Japanese language, Japanese. They were made a major part of the Japanese writing system during the time of Old Japanese ...

characters and can mean: *始め, "beginning" or "start" *初め, "beginning" or "first" ;as a given name *一, "first" *元, "beginning" or "origin" *始, "beginning" or "start" *肇, "beginning" *基, "fundamental" *創, "genesis" *孟, "beginning" or "chief" *朔, "first day of month" *甫, "beginning" or "great" The name can also be written in

hiragana is a Japanese syllabary, part of the Japanese writing system, along with ''katakana'' as well as ''kanji''. It is a phonetic lettering system. The word ''hiragana'' literally means "flowing" or "simple" kana ("simple" originally as contrast ...

as はじめ and

katakana is a Japanese syllabary, one component of the Japanese writing system along with hiragana, kanji and in some cases the Latin script (known as rōmaji). The word ''katakana'' means "fragmentary kana", as the katakana characters are derived fr ...

as ハジメ

People

Given name

*, Japanese politician *, Japanese musician, actor and comedian *, Japanese sumo wrestler *, Japanese politician *, Japanese football player *, first doctor to discover the Minamata disease *, Japanese voice actor *, Japanese manga artist; creator of manga ''

Attack on Titan is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hajime Isayama. It is set in a world where humanity is forced to live in cities surrounded by three enormous walls that protect them from gigantic man-eating humanoids referred to as ...

'' *, Japanese Vice-Admiral *, Japanese politician *, Japanese footballer and manager *, Japanese rower *, Japanese table tennis player *, Japanese novelist and manga story writer *, Japanese mecha (fictional walking robots) designer *, Japanese Marxist economist *, Japanese karateka *, Japanese activist, and a recycle shop owner *, Japanese golfer *, Japanese cellist and composer *, Japanese football player *, Japanese academic of Vedic, Hindu and Buddhist scriptures *, Japanese anime and film editor and director *, samurai who served in the ''Shinsengumi'' *, founder of Sammy Corporation *, Japanese photographer *, Japanese politician *, Japanese illustrator *, minister of war in the Imperial Japanese Army *, Japanese writer *, Japanese journalist *, Japanese politician *, Japanese philosopher *, Japanese professional fighting game player *, Japanese alpine skier *, Japanese manga artist *, Japanese animator and character designer *

Watanabe Hajime (samurai) Watanabe Hajime, was a Japanese samurai of the Sengoku period, who served the Mōri clan. Samurai {{samurai-stub ...

, Japanese samurai of the Sengoku period *, Japanese sport shooter *, Japanese amateur Go player *, Japanese politician

Surname

* Chitose Hajime (元; born 1979), Japanese singer

Characters

* Hajime Aikawa (始), a character from the Japanese live-action television series '' Kamen Rider Blade'' * Hajime Aoyagi (一), a character from the anime/manga series ''

Yowamushi Pedal is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Wataru Watanabe. It began serialization in the 12th issue of Akita Shoten’s Shōnen manga, ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Champion'' in 2008, and as of October ...

'' *

Hajime Aoyama , also known as ''Ghosts at School'', is a Japanese series of children's novels written by . It was published by Kodansha, starting in 1990. The series is a collection of popular school ghost stories in Japan, rewritten specifically for a y ...

(ハジメ), a character from the anime series ''

Ghost Stories A ghost story is any piece of fiction, or drama, that includes a ghost, or simply takes as a premise the possibility of ghosts or characters' belief in them."Ghost Stories" in Margaret Drabble (ed.), ''Oxford Companion to English Literature''. ...

'' * Hajime Kunihiro (一), a female character from the anime/manga series ''

Saki Hector Hugh Munro (18 December 1870 – 14 November 1916), better known by the pen name Saki and also frequently as H. H. Munro, was a British writer whose witty, mischievous and sometimes macabre stories satirize Edwardian society and cultur ...

'' * Hajime Saitō (一), a character from the anime/manga series '' Rurouni Kenshin'' *

Hajime Hinata , also known as , is a fictional Character (arts), character from the Spike Chunsoft visual novel action-adventure game series ''Danganronpa''. The character has two identities: Izuru first appeared in the 2011 light novel prequel ''Danganronpa Z ...

(創), the protagonist of the visual novel '' Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair'' * Hajime Ichinose (はじめ), the protagonist of '' Gatchaman Crowds'' *

Hajime Yagi is the Japanese word meaning . In the Japanese traditional martial arts such as karate, judo, aikido, Kūdō and kendo, it is a verbal command to "begin". Hajime is also a common Japanese given name for males. In the Amami Islands, Hajime (元) i ...

(はじめ), a character from the anime/manga series ''

The World of Narue is a Japanese manga series by Tomohiro Marukawa. The series follows Kazuto Izuka, an alien girl named Narue Nanase and the trials and tribulations of the young couple as they get to know each other. The title is taken from A. E. van Vogt's ''T ...

'' *Hajime Tanaka (田中一), a character in the '' Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan'' rhythm video game duology * Hajime Kindaichi (一), a character from the anime/manga series '' Kindaichi Case Files'' *

Hajime Mutsuki is the Japanese word meaning . In the Japanese traditional martial arts such as karate, judo, aikido, Kūdō and kendo, it is a verbal command to "begin". Hajime is also a common Japanese given name for males. In the Amami Islands, Hajime (元) ...

(始), a character from the anime series ''Tsukiuta. The Animation'' and also a charismatic idol from Tsukino Production. Leader of the group "Six Gravity" consisting of six members including himself. *

Hajime Tenga is the Japanese word meaning . In the Japanese traditional martial arts such as karate, judo, aikido, Kūdō and kendo, it is a verbal command to "begin". Hajime is also a common Japanese given name for males. In the Amami Islands, Hajime (元) ...

(一), one of the main characters from the anime series '' Kiznaiver'' *

Hajime Iwaizumi is the Japanese word meaning . In the Japanese traditional martial arts such as karate, judo, aikido, Kūdō and kendo, it is a verbal command to "begin". Hajime is also a common Japanese given name for males. In the Amami Islands, Hajime (元) ...

(岩泉一), a character from the anime series ''Haikyuu!!'' with the position of vice captain and wing spiker from Aoba Johsai High *

Hajime Owari is the Japanese word meaning . In the Japanese traditional martial arts such as karate, judo, aikido, Kūdō and kendo, it is a verbal command to "begin". Hajime is also a common Japanese given name for males. In the Amami Islands, Hajime (元) i ...

(ハジメ), a character from the anime series ''

Dagashi Kashi is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kotoyama. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' from June 2014 to April 2018 and has been collected into eleven ''tankōbon'' volumes. A ...

'' * Hajime Tsukishima (基), a character from the anime/manga series ''

Golden Kamuy is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Satoru Noda (artist), Satoru Noda. It was serialized in Shueisha's Seinen manga, manga magazine ''Weekly Young Jump'' from August 2014 to April 2022, with its chapters collected in thirt ...

'' * Hajime Katsura (はじめ), a character from the anime/manga series ''Digimon Universe: App Monsters'' *Hajime Makunouchi, a character from the Danganronpa fangame, Super Danganronpa Another 2. *Hajime Fukuroda, a character from Japanese live-action television Great Teacher Onizuka 2012. *Hajime Nagamo, the main protagonist in Arifureta : From commonplace to world's strongest.

Other uses

* Hajime Yatate (肇), a pseudonym for the collective contributions of the Sunrise animation staff *

Hajime (malware) Hajime (Japanese for "beginning") is a malware which appears to be similar to the Wifatch malware in that it appears to attempt to secure devices. Hajime is also far more advanced than Mirai, according to various researchers. The top countries ...