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

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

judo is an unarmed gendai budō, modern Japanese martial art, combat sport, 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 Encyc ...

aikido Aikido ( , , , ) is a gendai budō, modern Japanese martial art which is split into many different styles including Iwama Ryu, Iwama Shin Shin Aiki Shuren Kai, Shodokan Aikido, Yoshinkan, Renshinkai, Aikikai, and Ki Aikido. Aikido is now practic ...

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

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). It began as samurai warriors' customary swordsmanship ex ...

, it is a verbal command to "begin". Hajime is also a common

Japanese given name in modern times consist of a family name (surname) followed by a given name. Japanese names are usually written in kanji, where the pronunciation follows a special set of rules. Because parents when naming children, and foreigners when adoptin ...

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 a Japanese archipelago in the Satsunan Islands, which is part of the Ryukyu Islands, and is sout ...

, Hajime (元) is a surname.

Written forms

Hajime can be written using different

kanji are logographic Chinese characters, adapted from Chinese family of scripts, Chinese script, 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 and are ...

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" *甫, "beginning" or "great" The name can also be written in

hiragana is a Japanese language, Japanese syllabary, part of the Japanese writing system, along with ''katakana'' as well as ''kanji''. It is a phonetic lettering system. The word ''hiragana'' means "common" or "plain" kana (originally also "easy", ...

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 a ...

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

Surname

Chitose Hajime is a Japanese singer from Amami Ōshima. She sings in the shima-uta style particular to that region, with distinctive falsetto effects. History Early life Chitose Hajime began learning shamisen under her mother's encouragement from a young a ...

(元; born 1979), Japanese singer

Characters

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

You and Idol Pretty Cure , stylized as ''You and Idol PreCure♪'', is a Japanese anime television series produced by Toei Animation and the twenty-second installment in the ''Pretty Cure'' franchise. Directed by Chiaki Kon, written by Yōichi Katō, and with charac ...

'' * Hajime Aoyagi (一), a character from the anime/manga series ''Yowamushi Pedal'' * Hajime Aoyama (ハジメ), a character from the anime series ''Ghost Stories'' * Hajime Fukuroda, a character from Japanese live-action television series ''Great Teacher Onizuka'' (2012) * , the protagonist of the visual novel ''Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair'' * Hajime Ichinose (はじめ), the protagonist of ''Gatchaman Crowds'' * , a character from the anime series ''Haikyuu!!'' with the position of vice captain and wing spiker from Aoba Johsai High * Hajime Katsura (はじめ), a character from the anime/manga series ''Digimon Universe: App Monsters'' *

Hajime Kindaichi is the Japanese word meaning . In 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) is a ...

(一), a character from the anime/manga series ''Kindaichi Case Files'' * Hajime Kunihiro (一), a female character from the anime/manga series ''Saki'' * Hajime Makunouchi, a character from the ''

Danganronpa is a Japanese video game franchise created by Kazutaka Kodaka and developed and owned by Spike Chunsoft (formerly Spike). The series primarily surrounds various groups of apparent high-school students who are forced into murdering each oth ...

fangame A fan game is a video game that is created by fans of a certain topic or IP. They are usually based on one, or in some cases several, video game entries or franchises. Many fan games attempt to clone or remake the original game's design, game ...

, ''Super Danganronpa Another 2'' * , the protagonist in the anime and manga series ''Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest'' * , a character from the anime series ''Dagashi Kashi'' * , a character from the game franchise ''

Ensemble Stars! is a Japanese game franchise developed by Cacalia Studio and published by Happy Elements K.K., the Japanese division of the Chinese company Happy Elements. It is a spin-off of the 2012 game '' Ensemble Girls!'' It was first released as a li ...

'' * Hajime Tanaka (田中一), a character in the '' Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan'' rhythm video game duology * Hajime Tenga (一), one of the main characters from the anime series '' Kiznaiver'' * Hajime Tsukishima (基), a character from the anime/manga series ''

Golden Kamuy is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Satoru Noda. It was serialized in Shueisha's manga magazine ''Weekly Young Jump'' from August 2014 to April 2022, with its chapters collected in 31 volumes. The story follows Saich ...

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

The World of Narue is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated 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 ...

'' *Hajime Yamaoka, a character from ''

Ultraman Nexus is a Japanese tokusatsu TV show. Produced by Tsuburaya Productions, Chubu-Nippon Broadcasting (CBC), and Dentsu. It is the thirteenth entry (nineteenth overall) in the Ultra Series and the first to be made for an adult audience. The series aired o ...

'' who were killed and resurrected by Dark Zagi using the alias Mitsuhiko Ishibori * , a character from the anime series ''Tsukiuta. The Animation'' * , a character from the anime/manga series ''Rurouni Kenshin'' * Hajime Kashimo (鹿紫雲一), a character from the manga series ''

Jujutsu Kaisen is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Gege Akutami. It was serialized in Shueisha's Shōnen manga, manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from March 2018 to September 2024, with its chapters collected in 30 volumes. The ...

Other uses

Hajime Yatate is a pseudonym for the collective contributions of the Bandai Namco Filmworks#Sunrise, Sunrise（Bandai Namco Filmworks） animation staff. Name "Hajime Yatate" is considered to be named after a quote of Matsuo Bashō's ''Oku no Hosomichi'': ...