The Japanese dictionary for learners.

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Examples:

初める そめる

  1. to begin to

恋い初める こいそめる

  1. to begin to love

明け初める あけそめる

  1. to begin to grow light; to dawn

見初める みそめる

  1. to fall in love at first sight
  2. to meet for the first time; to see for the first time
  3. to have sexual relations for the first time

咲き初める さきそめる

  1. to begin to blossom

知り初める しりそめる

  1. to begin to know; to know for the first time
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