開演

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See also: 开演

Chinese

open; operate (vehicle); start
to develop; to evolve; to practise
to develop; to evolve; to practise; to perform; to play; to act
 
trad. (開演)
simp. (开演)

Pronunciation


Verb

開演

  1. (of a play, movie, etc.) to begin (to play)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
かい
Grade: 3
えん
Grade: 5
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

(かい)(えん) (kaien

  1. start of a performance

Verb

(かい)(えん)する (kaien surusuru (stem (かい)(えん) (kaien shi), past (かい)(えん)した (kaien shita))

  1. to start a performance
    ()もなく開演(かいえん)いたします
    Ma mo naku kaien itashimasu.
    The performance will start shortly.

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References

  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN