のっけ

noun

the very start; the very beginning

Almost always used in the phrases のっけから (from the very start) or のっけに (at the very start). Not used as a standalone noun.

See also: のっけから

• のっけから難むずかしい質しつ問もんをされて困こまった。

  I was troubled when I got a difficult question right from the start.

• 彼かれはのっけに遅ち刻こくしてきた。

  He showed up late at the very beginning.