Save Gender Masculine Usage Japanese Scripts はじむ(Japanese Hiragana) 一, 肇, 黎, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. HAH-ZHEE-MUU [key] Meaning & History From Japanese 一 (hajimu) meaning "one, first, only, the best", 肇 (hajimu) meaning "beginning" or from 黎 (hajimu) meaning "black, bluish black, darkness before dawn". Other kanji or kanji combinations can form this name as well.