Hajime
Encyclopedia
is the Japanese word meaning . In the Japanese traditional martial arts such as karate
, judo
, aikido
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.
characters and can mean:
as a given name
The name can also be written in hiragana
or katakana
.
Karate
is a martial art developed in the Ryukyu Islands in what is now Okinawa, Japan. It was developed from indigenous fighting methods called and Chinese kenpō. Karate is a striking art using punching, kicking, knee and elbow strikes, and open-handed techniques such as knife-hands. Grappling, locks,...
, judo
Judo
is a modern martial art and combat sport created in Japan in 1882 by Jigoro Kano. Its most prominent feature is its competitive element, where the object is to either throw or takedown one's opponent to the ground, immobilize or otherwise subdue one's opponent with a grappling maneuver, or force an...
, aikido
Aikido
is a Japanese martial art developed by Morihei Ueshiba as a synthesis of his martial studies, philosophy, and religious beliefs. Aikido is often translated as "the Way of unifying life energy" or as "the Way of harmonious spirit." Ueshiba's goal was to create an art that practitioners could use to...
and kendo
Kendo
, meaning "Way of The Sword", is a modern Japanese martial art of sword-fighting based on traditional Japanese swordsmanship, or kenjutsu.Kendo is a physically and mentally challenging activity that combines strong martial arts values with sport-like physical elements.-Practitioners:Practitioners...
, 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 kanjiKanji
Kanji are the adopted logographic Chinese characters hanzi that are used in the modern Japanese writing system along with hiragana , katakana , Indo Arabic numerals, and the occasional use of the Latin alphabet...
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
Hiragana
is a Japanese syllabary, one basic component of the Japanese writing system, along with katakana, kanji, and the Latin alphabet . Hiragana and katakana are both kana systems, in which each character represents one mora...
or katakana
Katakana
is a Japanese syllabary, one component of the Japanese writing system along with hiragana, kanji, and in some cases the Latin alphabet . The word katakana means "fragmentary kana", as the katakana scripts are derived from components of more complex kanji. Each kana represents one mora...
.
Given name
- Hajime FunadaHajime Funadais a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet and a former Minister of Economic Planning. A native of Utsunomiya, Tochigi he attended Keio University both as undergraduate and graduate. He was elected to the House of Representatives...
(元; born 1953), Japanese politician - Hajime HanaHajime Hanawas a Japanese actor. He was the leader of the comic jazz band The Crazy Cats, which featured such talent as Hitoshi Ueki and Kei Tani, and which starred in a series of film comedies and in TV variety shows such as "Shabondama Holiday." He won the award for best actor at the 31st Blue Ribbon...
(肇; 1930–1993), Japanese musician, actor and comedian - Hajime IijimaHajime Iijimais a male Japanese voice actor from Kanagawa Prefecture affiliated with Office Osawa. He was formerly affiliated with Office CHK.-Television animation:*Asatte no Houkou *X-Men: Evolution *Battle Programmer Shirase...
(肇), Japanese voice actor - Hajime IshiiHajime Ishiiis a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Kobe, Hyogo, he attended Konan University as an undergraduate and University of California, Los Angeles as a graduate and received a master's degree in political science from...
(一; born 1934), Japanese politician - Hajime Hirasawa (創), Japanese game music composer
- Hajime HirotaHajime Hirotais a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A former member of the assembly of Kōchi Prefecture, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2001....
(一; born 1968), Japanese politician - Hajime HosogaiHajime Hosogaiis a Japanese footballer. He is a flexible player, able to play in his natural role as defensive midfielder, defender as well as right wing, and plays for Bundesliga side FC Augsburg on loan from Bayer 04 Leverkusen.-Club career:...
(萌; born 1986), Japanese football player - Hajime HosokawaHajime Hosokawa' was director of the company hospital attached to the Chisso corporation's chemical factory in Minamata, Kumamoto prefecture, Japan. He was the first doctor to discover and treat patients of the massive outbreak of mercury poisoning that occurred in the town which became known as Minamata...
(一; 1901–1970), first doctor to discover the Minamata disease - Hajime KanzakaHajime Kanzakais a Japanese novelist and manga story writer.Kanzaka is best known for writing the Slayers novels that inspired the hit anime seasons, OAVs, and manga spinoffs. Kanzaka was born in Osaka, Japan. At present, his Slayers novels have reached 54+ novels...
(一; born 1964), Japanese novelist and manga story writer - Hajime KatokiHajime Katokiis a popular Japanese mecha designer. A member of the studio Sunrise, he is highly noted for his work on the Gundam series as well as his work on video games, such as the Virtual On series and Policenauts.-Biography:...
(ハジメ; born 1963), Japanese mecha (fictional walking robots) designer - Hajime Kawakami (肇; 1879–1946), Japanese Marxist economist
- Hajime KazumiHajime Kazumiis one of Kyokushin's most successful knockdown karate fighters and an instructor of full-contact fighting techniques.-Career:At age twenty Kazumi defeated many top fighters to reach the finals of the All Japan Karate Tournament. Since then Kazumi has never finished outside of the top two places in...
(肇; born 1971), Japanese karateka - Hajime MatsumotoHajime Matsumotois a Japanese activist, and owner of a second hand goods shop in Koenji, Tokyo.Matsumoto founded the Association to Protect the Poor Students of Hosei University while a student at Hosei University...
(哉; born 1974), Japanese activist, and a recycle shop owner - Hajime MeshiaiHajime Meshiaiis a Japanese professional golfer.Meshiai was born in Chiba. He turned professional in 1978. He won 11 tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour and led the money list in 1993...
(肇; born 1954), Japanese golfer - Hajime MizoguchiHajime Mizoguchiis a cellist and composer.Mizoguchi started playing piano in 1963, at the age of 3, and the cello in 1971. From 1978–1985 he attended the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music where he majored in violoncello...
(肇; born 1960), Japanese cellist and composer - Hajime MoriyasuHajime Moriyasuis a retired Japanese football player. He was a defensive midfielder. He is now a coach at Albirex Niigata.-Club:Moriyasu was educated at and played for Nagasaki Nihon Daigaku Gakuen High School. After finishing his school, he joined Japan Soccer League side Mazda in 1987. New manager Hans Ooft...
(一; born 1968), Japanese football player - Hajime Nakamura (元; 1911–1999), Japanese academic of Vedic, Hindu and Buddhist scriptures
- Hajime OkayasuHajime Okayasuis an anime and film editor and director. Okayasu was nominated for two Japanese Academy Awards: in 1997 for The Eel and in 1998 for Dr. Akagi, both for Best Editor.-External links:...
(肇; born 1936), Japanese anime and film editor and director - Hajime SatomiHajime Satomiwas the founder of Sammy Corporation, an entertainment equipment manufacturer, which currently owns Sega, a world-renowned producer of arcade and software games.-History:...
(治; born 1942), founder of Sammy Corporation - Hajime SawatariHajime Sawatariis a renowned Japanese photographer. He is known for his fashion and advertising photography as well as his nudes of girls and women. He earned his degree from Nihon University's College of Art with a major in photography....
(朔; born 1940), Japanese photographer - Hajime SorayamaHajime Sorayamais a Japanese illustrator, known for his precisely detailed, erotic airbrush portrayals of women and feminine robots.-Biography:Hajime Sorayama was born in 1947 in Imabari, Ehime prefecture, Japan. He received his basic education at Imabari Kita High School. In 1965 he was admitted to the Shikoku...
(基; born 1947), Japanese illustrator - Hajime Sugiyama (元; 1880–1945), minister of war in the Imperial Japanese Army
- Hajime TakanoHajime Takanois a Japanese journalist, the editor-in-chief for the magazine Insider. He graduated from Waseda University with a major in philosophy and is a former member of the Japan Socialist Party.- References :...
(孟; born 1944), Japanese journalist - Hajime TanabeHajime Tanabewas a Japanese philosopher of the Kyoto School. In 1947 he became a member of The Japan Academy, in 1950 he received the Order of Cultural Merit, and in 1957 an honorary doctorate from University of Freiburg....
(元; 1889–1962), Japanese philosopher - Hajime UedaHajime Uedais a Japanese manga artist who created a two-volume adaptation of the Japanese animated OVA series FLCL, and the original manga Q·Ko-chan: The Earth Invader Girl. He started his career as a dōjinshi artist, gaining a reputation for his quirky and unique style of art. He also does some costume...
(ハジメ), Japanese manga artist - Hajime Wakai (淑), Japanese video game composer
- Hajime Watanabe (animator) (はじめ; born 1957), Japanese animator and character designer
- Hajime Yasunaga (一; 1901–1994), Japanese amateur Go player
- Hidenokuni HajimeHidenokuni HajimeHidenokuni Hajime is a former professional sumo wrestler, who was active from 1989 until 1990. The highest rank he reached was jonidan 89...
(一; born 1971), Japanese sumo wrestler - Saitō HajimeSaito Hajimewas a Japanese samurai of the late Edo period, who most famously served as the captain of the third unit of the Shinsengumi. He was one of the few core members who survived the numerous wars of the Bakumatsu period.-Early years:...
(一, 1844–1915), samurai who served in the Shinsengumi - Watanabe Hajime (samurai)Watanabe Hajime (samurai)Watanabe Hajime was a Japanese samurai of the Sengoku period, who served the Mōri clan....
, Japanese samurai of the Sengoku period
Characters
- Hajime Aikawa (始), a character in the Japanese tokusatsu series Kamen Rider Blade
- Hajime Aoyama (ハジメ), a character in the anime series Ghost StoriesGhost Stories (anime), also known as Ghosts at School, is a 19-episode anime series created in 2000 by animation studio Pierrot and Aniplex for Fuji Television, based on a book series by Toru Tsunemitsu....
- Hajime Kunihiro (一), a female character in the anime and manga series Saki
- Hajime Saitō (一), a character in the Rurouni Kenshin series
Other uses
- Hajime YatateHajime Yatateis a pseudonym for the collective contributions of the Sunrise animation staff.-Name:"Hajime Yatate" is considered named after a quote of Matsuo Bashō's Oku no Hosomichi:-Credited series:...
(肇), a pseudonym for the collective contributions of the Sunrise animation staff
See also
- Hajime no Ippo, the Japanese title of the manga series Fighting Spirit