Hajime


Hajime is the Japanese word meaning "beginning". 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, although it is occasionally used as a surname.

Possible writings

Hajime can be written using different kanji characters and can mean:
;as a given name
The name can also be written in hiragana as はじめ and katakana as ハジメ

People

Given name