仕事を始める

shigoto o hajimeru

start work

明日から新しい仕事を始めます。

I will start a new job tomorrow.

formal

To begin performing one's job or employment duties.

彼女は今日から新しい会社で仕事を始めました。

She started work at a new company today.

毎朝8時に仕事を始めます。

I start work at 8 AM every morning.

Often used in professional or formal contexts. Can also imply starting a new job or project.

Collocations

仕事を始める時間time to start work新しい仕事を始めるto start a new job仕事を始める前before starting work

Synonyms

仕事を始める業務を開始する働き始める

Antonyms

仕事をやめる退職する辞める

Related Phrases

仕事を終えるphrase

to finish work

仕事に就くphrase

to get a job

Pro Tip

Common Workplace Phrases

In Japanese workplaces, you might hear 仕事を始めましょう (let's start work) or 仕事を始めます (I will start work) when beginning a task or shift.

Gold Rule

Formal vs. Informal

Use 仕事を始める in formal settings (e.g., business meetings, emails). For casual contexts, 働き始める (hatarakihajimeru) is more appropriate.

Word Origin

仕事 (shigoto) means 'work' or 'job', and 始める (hajimeru) means 'to begin'. The phrase combines these two words to form a compound verb meaning 'to start work'.

Usage Notes

This phrase is commonly used in both spoken and written Japanese when referring to the beginning of employment or daily work. It is more formal than 働き始める (hatarakihajimeru), which is more casual.

Word Breakdown

仕事

work/job

noun

を

direct object marker

particle

始める

to begin/start

verb

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