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

judo is an unarmed modern Japanese martial art, 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 Encyclopedia Nipponica, "Judo"). ...

aikido Aikido ( , , , ) is a modern Japanese martial art that 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 practiced in aroun ...

, Kūdō and kendo, 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, in that order. Nevertheless, when a Japanese name is written in the Roman alphabet, ever since the Meiji era, the official policy has been to cater to Western expecta ...

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 an archipelago in the Satsunan Islands, which is part of the Ryukyu Islands, and is southwest of ...

, Hajime (元) is a surname.

Possible writings

Hajime can be written using different

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

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 is a Japanese syllabary, part of the Japanese writing system, along with ''katakana'' as well as ''kanji''. It is a phonetic lettering system. The word ''hiragana'' literally means "flowing" or "simple" kana ("simple" originally as contrast ...

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 f ...

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'' *, 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) Watanabe Hajime, was a Japanese samurai of the Sengoku period, who served the Mōri clan. Samurai {{samurai-stub ...

, 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 ...

(元; born 1979), Japanese singer

Characters

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

Kamen Rider Blade , is a Japanese tokusatsu superhero television series. It is the fourteenth installment in the Kamen Rider Series. It aired on TV Asahi from January 25, 2004 to January 23, 2005. It is a joint collaboration between Ishimori Productions and Toei ...

'' * 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 Kunihiro (一), a female character from the anime/manga series ''

Saki Hector Hugh Munro (18 December 1870 – 14 November 1916), better known by the pen name Saki and also frequently as H. H. Munro, was a British writer whose witty, mischievous and sometimes macabre stories satirize Edwardian society and cultu ...

'' * Hajime Saitō (一), a character from the anime/manga series ''

Rurouni Kenshin is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Nobuhiro Watsuki. The story begins during the 11th year of the Meiji period in Japan (1878) and follows a former assassin from the Bakumatsu, known as Hitokiri Battosai. After his wor ...

'' *

Hajime Hinata , also known as , is a fictional character from the Spike Chunsoft visual novel action-adventure game series ''Danganronpa''. The character has two identities: Izuru first appeared in the 2011 light novel prequel ''Danganronpa Zero'' by Kazutaka ...

(創), the protagonist of the visual novel '' Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair'' * Hajime Ichinose (はじめ), the protagonist of ''

Gatchaman Crowds is a 2013 anime television series produced by Tatsunoko Production and directed by Kenji Nakamura. It is a part of the '' Gatchaman'' franchise. The first season aired between July 12 and September 27, 2013, and the second season, titled ''Gat ...

'' *

Hajime Yagi is the Japanese word meaning . 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. In the Amami Islands, Hajime (元) i ...

(はじめ), a character from the anime/manga series '' The World of Narue'' *Hajime Tanaka (田中一), a character in the ''

Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan or ''Ouendan'', is a rhythm video game developed by iNiS and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS handheld game console in 2005, for release only in Japan. ''Ouendan'' stars a cheer squad rhythmically cheering for various troubled peopl ...

'' rhythm video game duology * Hajime Kindaichi (一), a character from the anime/manga series ''

Kindaichi Case Files is a Japanese mystery manga series based on the crime solving adventures of a high school student, Hajime Kindaichi, the supposed grandson of the famous (fictional) private detective Kosuke Kindaichi. Written by Yōzaburō K ...

'' * Hajime Mutsuki (始), a character from the anime series ''Tsukiuta. The Animation'' and also a charismatic idol from Tsukino Production. Leader of the group "Six Gravity" consisting of six members including himself. * Hajime Tenga (一), one of the main characters from the anime series ''

Kiznaiver is a 2016 Japanese anime television series produced by Trigger, Aniplex, and Crunchyroll and written by Mari Okada. The series features character designs by Shirow Miwa. It also features the directorial debut of Hiroshi Kobayashi, assistant ...

'' * 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 Owari is the Japanese word meaning . 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. In the Amami Islands, Hajime (元) i ...

(ハジメ), a character from the anime series '' Dagashi Kashi'' * 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 thirty-one ''tankōbon'' volumes. The s ...

'' * Hajime Katsura (はじめ), a character from the anime/manga series ''Digimon Universe: App Monsters'' *Hajime Makunouchi, a character from the Danganronpa fangame, Super Danganronpa Another 2. *Hajime Fukuroda, a character from Japanese live-action television Great Teacher Onizuka 2012. *Hajime Nagamo, the main protagonist in Arifureta : From commonplace to world's strongest.

Other uses

Hajime Yatate is a pseudonym for the collective contributions of the Sunrise animation staff. Name "Hajime Yatate" is considered to be named after a quote of Matsuo Bashō's ''Oku no Hosomichi'': Credited series This collective entity is credited as the ...