- 1. [v1] to begin to write; to begin writing — esp. 書き始める
- 2. [v1] to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting — esp. 描き始める
Conjugation — Verb (ichidan)
| Dictionary form | かきはじめる | (kakihajimeru) |
| Polite | かきはじめます | (kakihajimemasu) |
| Past, plain | かきはじめた | (kakihajimeta) |
| Past, polite | かきはじめました | (kakihajimemashita) |
| Negative, plain | かきはじめない | (kakihajimenai) |
| Negative, polite | かきはじめません | (kakihajimemasen) |
| Past negative, plain | かきはじめなかった | (kakihajimenakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | かきはじめませんでした | (kakihajimemasendeshita) |
| Te-form | かきはじめて | (kakihajimete) |
| Potential | かきはじめられる | (kakihajimerareru) |
| Volitional | かきはじめよう | (kakihajimeyou) |
| Conditional (―ba) | かきはじめれば | (kakihajimereba) |
| Passive | かきはじめられる | (kakihajimerareru) |
| Causative | かきはじめさせる | (kakihajimesaseru) |
| Imperative | かきはじめろ | (kakihajimero) |