(linguistics) the Korean language (academically or about the North Korean standard)

to study / to learn

begin; start; initiate; originate

Alternative spelling of 初めて

conjunctive form of 始める (hajimeru) [ichidan]

to start doing / to begin

Korea (two countries in East Asia, North Korea and South Korea) / North Korea (a country in East Asia)

talk, speak / word, language, term / Short for 物語 (monogatari): story, tale, narrative

(chiefly women's speech) first person singular pronoun: I, me

(polite) first-person singular pronoun: I, me