劈へき頭とう

noun

beginning; outset; opening; start

Literary noun for the very beginning or opening of something; often used in formal or written contexts. Not common in everyday speech.

• 劈へき頭とうから議ぎ論ろんが白はく熱ねつした。

  The debate heated up right from the start.

• 彼かれの演えん説ぜつは劈へき頭とうから聴ちょう衆しゅうを引ひきつけた。

  His speech captivated the audience from the very beginning.