Explanation
Indicates a representative example of a group; 'starting with', 'including', 'such as'.
Formation
Noun1 を はじめとする Noun2
Detailed explanation
The grammar pattern 'Noun を はじめとする Noun' is used to indicate a representative example of a group and suggests that there are other things besides the mentioned example. It can be translated as 'starting with', 'including', or 'such as' in English.
Examples
Kare wa furansugo o hajime to suru gaikokugo ga hanaseru.
He can speak foreign languages, starting with French.
Kono konsāto ni wa, BTS o hajime to suru ninki ātisuto ga shutsuen suru yotei desu.
This concert is scheduled to feature popular artists, including BTS.
Kanojo wa sakana o hajime to suru umi no sachi ga daisuki da.
She loves seafood, starting with fish.
Kono toshokan ni wa, kodomomuke no hon o hajime to suru samazama na janru no hon ga arimasu.
This library has various genres of books, including children's books.
Practice
Grammar content sourced from hanabira.org.