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開口一番

かいこういちばん

Readings

かいこういちばん

Meanings

  1. 1.
    advat the very beginning of one's speech; immediately upon opening one's mouth (to speak); before anything else; first of all

Kanji breakdown

N312 strokesGrade 3
N23 strokesGrade 1
N21 strokesGrade 1
N412 strokesGrade 2

Example sentences

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.

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開口一番かいこういちばん

at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth

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