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, although it is occasionally used as a surname.
| Pronunciation | Ha-ji-mé |
|---|---|
| Gender | Unisex |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Japanese |
| Meaning | It can have many different meanings depending on the kanji used, but generally centered around the beginning of start, or first. |
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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
- Hajime Funada (船田 元, born 1953), Japanese politician
- Hajime Hana (ハナ 肇, 1930–1993), Japanese musician, actor and comedian
- Hidenokuni Hajime (英ノ国 一, born 1971), Japanese sumo wrestler
- Hajime Hirota (広田 一, born 1968), Japanese politician
- Hajime Hosogai (細貝 萌, born 1986), Japanese football player
- Hajime Hosokawa (細川 一, 1901–1970), first doctor to discover the Minamata disease
- Hajime Iijima (飯島 肇, born 1976), Japanese voice actor
- Hajime Isayama (諫山 創, born 1986), Japanese manga artist; creator of manga Attack on Titan
- Hajime Ishii (石井 一, born 1934), Japanese politician
- Hajime Ishii (footballer) (石井 肇, born 1959), Japanese footballer and manager
- Hajime Ishikawa (石川 元, born 1941), Japanese rower
- Hajime Kagimoto (鍵本 肇), Japanese table tennis player
- Hajime Kanzaka (神坂 一, born 1964), Japanese novelist and manga story writer
- Hajime Katoki (カトキ ハジメ, born 1963), Japanese mecha (fictional walking robots) designer
- Hajime Kawakami (河上 肇, 1879–1946), Japanese Marxist economist
- Hajime Kazumi (数見 肇, born 1971), Japanese karateka
- Hajime Matsumoto (松本 哉, born 1974), Japanese activist, and a recycle shop owner
- Hajime Meshiai (飯合 肇, born 1954), Japanese golfer
- Hajime Mizoguchi (溝口 肇, born 1960), Japanese cellist and composer
- Hajime Moriyasu (森保 一, born 1968), Japanese football player
- Hajime Nakamura (中村 元, 1911–1999), Japanese academic of Vedic, Hindu and Buddhist scriptures
- Hajime Okayasu (岡安 肇, born 1936), Japanese anime and film editor and director
- Saitō Hajime (斎藤 一, 1844–1915), samurai who served in the Shinsengumi
- Hajime Satomi (里見 治, born 1942), founder of Sammy Corporation
- Hajime Sawatari (沢渡 朔, born 1940), Japanese photographer
- Hajime Seki (關 一, 1873–1935), Japanese politician
- Hajime Sorayama (空山 基, born 1947), Japanese illustrator
- Hajime Sugiyama (杉山 元, 1880–1945), minister of war in the Imperial Japanese Army
- Hajime Taguchi (田口 一, born 1975), Japanese writer
- Hajime Takano (高野 孟, born 1944), Japanese journalist
- Hajime Tanabe (田辺 元, 1889–1962), Japanese philosopher
- Hajime Taniguchi (谷口 一, born 1985), Japanese professional fighting game player
- Hajime Tomii (富井 一, born 1940), Japanese alpine skier
- Hajime Ueda (ウエダ ハジメ), Japanese manga artist
- Hajime Watanabe (animator) (渡辺 はじめ, born 1957), Japanese animator and character designer
- Watanabe Hajime (samurai), Japanese samurai of the Sengoku period
- Hajime Watanuki (綿貫 甫, born 1939), Japanese sport shooter
- Hajime Yasunaga (安永 一, 1901–1994), Japanese amateur Go player
- Hajime Yoshikawa (吉川 元, born 1967), Japanese politician
Surname
- Chitose Hajime (元; born 1979), Japanese singer
Characters
- Hajime Aikawa (始), a character from the Japanese live-action television series Kamen Rider Blade
- 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
- Hajime Saitō (一), a character from the anime/manga series Rurouni Kenshin
- Hajime Hinata (創), the protagonist of the visual novel Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair
- Hajime Ichinose (はじめ), the protagonist of Gatchaman Crowds
- Hajime Yagi (はじめ), a character from the anime/manga series The World of Narue
- Hajime Kindaichi (一), a character from the anime/manga series Kindaichi Case Files
- 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
- Hajime Iwaizumi (一), a character from the anime series Haikyuu!!
- Hajime Owari (ハジメ), a character from the anime series Dagashi Kashi
- Hajime Tsukishima (基), a character from the anime/manga series Golden Kamuy
- Hajime Katsura (はじめ), a character from the anime/manga series Digimon Universe: App Monsters
Other uses
- Hajime Yatate (肇), a pseudonym for the collective contributions of the Sunrise animation staff
- Hajime (malware) A malware which targets the internet of things.
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