Structure
Noun + をはじめ(として)
Noun + をはじめとする + Noun
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About をはじめ
When presenting a topic in Japanese as a 'starting point', を始め will often be used to show any logic (or planned) progressions from that point. This is often translated as 'not only (A), but (B)', or 'starting with (A), (B)'.
To use を始め, one noun will be highlighted as the starting point, before another (or several others) will appear in part (B) of the sentence.
Due to sentences featuring をはじめ placing emphasis on (A) as a starting point, additional expressions such as として (or とする) will sometimes be paired with it. These structures function to further emphasize (A), and are similar to 'with (A) as the starting point, (B)'.
Synonyms
だけでなく
Not only… but also
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はもちろん
Not only but also, Let alone, Not to mention, Of course
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ばかりでなく
Not only…but also, As well as
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だけでなく(て)～も
Not only ~ but ~ also, Not just ~ but ~ also
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に加えて
Not only...but also, In addition, Not to mention
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に限らず
Not just, Not only… but also
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を皮切りに
Beginning of, Starting with
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Examples
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スーツを始め、シャツや靴も新しくした。
Starting with a suit, I also upgraded my shirts and shoes.
小説を始め、本なら何でも読みます。
Starting with short novels, I read all kinds of books.
犬を始め、様々な動物を飼うようになった。
Starting with dogs, I have come to raise various animals.
東京を始め、国内観光ツアーに行きます。
I am going on a countrywide tour starting in Tokyo.
ヨーロッパを始め、世界中を旅行してみたいです。
Starting in Europe, I want to travel the world.
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をはじめ – Grammar Discussion
Most Recent Replies (4 in total)
eefara
I found this example sentence with the “not only but also” meaning:
先生をはじめ、生徒たちにも教えてあげてください。
Could be they snuck it in afterwards.Related to this, are there any cues showing which meaning をはじめ is giving to the sentence? Devoid of context, is there any way to tell? For example, the example sentence
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パソコンをはじめ、その他の機器も導入するつもりだ。
feels like it could go either way, “starting with” or “not only but also”.
Or this sentence:
社長をはじめ、社員も皆同じ目標を持ってがんばっています。
Daru
Basically its all going to be computer-related machines! Remember that をはじめ establishes the subject and keeps building on that.
Madsgeltingbech
I got this sentence incorrect for typing はもちろん instead of をはじめ.
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