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VocabJLPT N1

beginning

NounAdverb

Definitions

1. beginning (of a century, etc.)

Refers to the beginning period of a century, decade, or era, typically meaning the first few years. For example, it is used in phrases like "the beginning of the 21st century" to indicate an early phase of a larger time span.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

Why did resistance grow so strong at the very beginning of the reforms?

Sentence 2

The town has a lot of well-preserved architecture from the early modern period.

Sentence 3

Photos from the early twentieth century give me a strange, unsettled feeling.

Sentence 4

The town's history dates back to the early Edo period.

Sentence 5

At the dawn of a new century, for example, new values tend to take root.