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Meaning of 開口一番(かいこういちばん) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 開口一番

Kana Reading かいこういちばん

Romaji kaikōichiban

Examples of 開口一番, かいこういちばん in a sentence

Xbox 360については「いいハードです」と開口一番切り出した。

On the Xbox 360 the very first thing he said was "good hardware."
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.

番 JLPT 3

12 strokes

turn, number in a series

On'Yomi: バン

Kun'Yomi: つが.い

口 JLPT 5

3 strokes

mouth

On'Yomi: コウ, ク

Kun'Yomi: くち

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

一 JLPT 5

1 stroke

one, one radical (no.1)

On'Yomi: イチ, イツ

Kun'Yomi: ひと-, ひと.つ

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