Hajime

Hajime (は じ め) the Japanese word for "beginning". In traditional Japanese martial arts such as karate , judo , aikido and kendo , it is a command for "beginning". Hajime is also a common Japanese male first name and family name .

Name bearer

First name

• Hajime Furuta (* 1947), Japanese politician
• Hajime Isayama (* 1986), Japanese mangaka
• Ishikawa Hajime (1886–1912), Japanese poet and literary critic, see Ishikawa Takuboku
• Hajime Hirasawa (* 1967), Japanese composer
• Hajime Hosogai (* 1986), Japanese football player
• Hajime Kaido (born around 1935), Japanese badminton player
• Hajime Kanzaka (* 1964), Japanese writer
• Hajime Komiyama (* 1982), Japanese badminton player
• Hajime Mizoguchi (* 1960), Japanese cellist and composer
• Hajime Mori (* 1926), Japanese theoretical physicist
• Hajime Nishi (* 1949), Japanese recreational athlete
• Saitō Hajime (1844-1915), leader of the third corps of the Shinsengumi, a police unit stationed in Kyoto
• Hajime Sorayama (* 1947), Japanese illustrator
• Tanabe Hajime (1885–1962), Japanese philosopher

family name

• Chitose Hajime (* 1979), Japanese folk singer