Word details
開口一番
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 開口一番.
Dictionary
Entry
1
at the very beginning of one's speech; immediately upon opening one's mouth (to speak); before anything else; first of all
Examples
会議の席で常務は、開口一番何を言ったと思う。大規模なリストラ計画を発表したんだよな。
Guess what the managing director started off the meeting by saying. The first thing out of his mouth was an announcement of some major restructuring.
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
開
open, unfold, unseal
12 strokesFrequency 59JLPT N3Grade 3
On
カイ
Kun
ひら.くひら.き-びら.きひら.けるあ.くあ.ける
Nanori
はるかひらき
口
mouth
3 strokesFrequency 284JLPT N4Grade 1
On
コウク
Kun
くち
一
one, one radical (no.1)
1 strokesFrequency 2JLPT N4Grade 1
On
イチイツ
Kun
ひと-ひと.つ
Nanori
かずいいっいるかつかづてんはじめひひとつまこと
番
turn, number in a series
12 strokesFrequency 348JLPT N2Grade 2
On
バン
Kun
つが.い
Nanori
はま
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