Hajime

Hajime (はじめ) is the Japanese word meaning "beginning" (初め, 始め). 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.

Hajime
PronunciationHa-ji-mé
GenderMale
Origin
Word/nameJapanese
MeaningIt can have many different meanings depending on the kanji used, but generally centered around the beginning of start, or first.

In the Amami Islands, Hajime (元) is a surname.

Possible writings

Hajime can be written using different kanji 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 as はじめ and katakana as ハジメ

People

Given name

Surname

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
  • 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)
  • Hajime Hinata (日向 創), the protagonist of the visual novel Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair
  • Hajime Ichinose (はじめ), the protagonist of Gatchaman Crowds
  • Hajime Iwaizumi (岩泉 一), 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 (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 fangame, Super Danganronpa Another 2
  • Hajime Nagumo (南雲 ハジメ), the protagonist in the anime and manga series Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest
  • Hajime Owari (尾張 ハジメ), a character from the anime series Dagashi Kashi
  • 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
  • Hajime Yagi (はじめ), a character from the anime/manga series The World of Narue
  • Mutsuki Hajime (睦月 始), a character from the anime series Tsukiuta. The Animation
  • Saitō Hajime (斎藤 一), a character from the anime/manga series Rurouni Kenshin

Other uses

See also

  • Hajime no Ippo, the Japanese title of the manga series Fighting Spirit
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