Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 開演(かいえん) in Japanese

開演
Kana Reading
かいえん
Romaji
kaien
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    curtain raising; starting (e.g. play, concert)
    Example sentence
    胸をどきどきさせて開演を待った。 I waited for the curtain to rise with my heart beating in excitement.

Examples of 開演, かいえん in a sentence

Kanji in this word

演 JLPT 3

14 strokes

performance, act, play, render, stage

On'Yomi: エン

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開 JLPT 4

12 strokes

open, unfold, unseal

On'Yomi: カイ

Kun'Yomi: ひら.く, ひら.き, -びら.き, ひら.ける, あ.く, あ.ける

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