The Headline Example
をはじめ names the most prominent member of a group and implies the rest follow.
- 東京をはじめ各地で開催されます。(It will be held in Tokyo and various other places.)
The named item must be the most representative one, not a random pick. That is what separates it from a plain list.
Against を中心に
| Pattern | Image |
|---|---|
| を中心に | a centre with a periphery |
| をはじめ | a leading example, with others after it |
を中心に says where the weight sits. をはじめ says where the list starts.
をはじめとする Before a Noun
- 医師をはじめとする専門家(specialists including doctors)
をはじめとした also occurs and means the same.
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Formal — speeches, announcements, written introductions. It is common in the opening line of a greeting, where the most senior person present is named and everyone else acknowledged with をはじめ.