冒ぼう頭とう

noun

beginning; opening; outset

Refers to the very start of a speech, text, event, or period. Often used in formal or written contexts.

• 会かい議ぎの冒ぼう頭とうで、社しゃ長ちょうが挨あい拶さつを述のべた。

  At the beginning of the meeting, the president gave a greeting.