をはじめ
Starting with..
Representative Noun + をはじめ
をはじめ is used to give a representative noun as a part of a list.
Typically, the representative should be the first noun that comes to mind, or the biggest influence.
The remaining members of a list may be omitted or grouped together.
Examples
- しき先生をはじめ、皆に礼を言いたい。- Starting with Shiki-sensei, I want to express my thanks to everyone.
- 京都をはじめ、全国進出を考えている – Starting with Kyoto, we are considering expanding across the country.
- アメリカをはじめ、中国、イタリアなどの国が会議に参加した.
Starting with America, countries like China and Italy participated in the meeting.
をはじめとする
As the first
Representative + はじめとする/はじめとした
をはじめとする is a variation of をはじめ. The meaning is basically the same;
But the nuance of “first“, i.e. step, is stronger, but does not necessarily mean “first”,
This is not necessarily the case, but generally is.
This pattern may appear as をはじめとして or をはじめとした。をはじめとした generally should come closer to a noun.
Examples
- アメリカをはじめとする、世界に販売する予定だ – Starting with America, we have plans to sell globally.
- チーフをはじめとして、全員一人ずつ相談したい。- Starting with the chiefs, I want to speak with each of you one by one.
- 水をはじめとして、生き物に必要とされているものがおおい。-
Starting with water, a lot of things are needed by living creatures. - プールをはじめとした、極楽施設が用意されている – Starting with the pool, leisure facilities have been prepared.