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〜をはじめ

JLPT N2 Means and scope

starting with; including (notably)

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をはじめ presents a representative example first, implying many others follow. Attach it to a noun; をはじめとする modifies a following noun. It highlights the most prominent member of a group, then suggests the rest.

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