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火蓋が切られる (ひぶたがきられる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
expression, ichidan verb
to be started ; to begin (of a battle, contest, campaign, etc.)
idiomatic expression
Passive form of the idiom 火蓋を切る (to start a battle or competition). Used when the focus is on the event itself beginning, often in formal or journalistic contexts.
See also: 火蓋を切る
The fierce battle between the two teams has begun.
Written forms 火ひ 蓋ぶた が 切き られる
Standard kanji spelling for this idiomatic expression.
火ひ ぶたが 切き られる
Mixed kanji-kana spelling; 火蓋 is sometimes written with kana for readability.
Etymology From the idiom 火蓋を切る, literally 'to cut the fire cover', referring to the act of opening the pan cover on a matchlock gun to ignite the powder and start a battle. The passive form 火蓋が切られる shifts the focus to the event beginning.
