VocabJLPT N1
opening
Noun

Definitions

  1. 1. beginning
  2. 2. opening
This noun refers to the very beginning or opening part of something, such as a speech, book, article, or film. It is used when emphasizing that something appears or occurs right at the start, before anything else.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

Revealing the killer right at the start of the movie — isn't that cheating?

Sentence 2

Kicking things off with an apology right from the top — isn't that a bit heavy?

Sentence 3

The silence at the opening of the story actually says more than words.

Sentence 4

It's kind of dangerous to define what's "right" at the very start of an argument, isn't it?

Sentence 5

Isn't this spec document missing the preconditions at the beginning?