lit. "awns (beard of grain) grow"; one of the solar terms

a seed / a pit or stone in a fruit / a gamete (reproductive cell such as a spermatozoan or egg) / a lineage, bloodline / an origin, cause / the materials or ingredients from which something is made

being from a certain place / coming out

(botany) awn

time for doing something / period of time / season

conjunctive form of 始める (hajimeru) [ichidan]

Alternative spelling of 初めて

begin; start; initiate; originate

to start doing / to begin

bud; sprout; shoot