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発会式 (hakkaishiki) Japanese meaning: opening ceremony | Kotomora

発はっ会かい式しき

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Meanings

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opening ceremony

Used for the formal opening ceremony of a new organization, association, or market (e.g., stock exchange).

新あたらしい証しょう券けん取とり引ひき所じょの発はっ会かい式しきが行おこなわれ

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The opening ceremony of the new stock exchange was held.

Kanji

発departure, discharge, publish
会meeting, meet, party
式style, ceremony, rite

Related words

開かい会かい式しき
開会式 is a general opening ceremony for events, meetings, or conferences, while 発会式 specifically refers to the inaugural ceremony of an organization or market.

Built from

発はっ会かい+式しき

Etymology

Compound of 発会 (はっかい, 'inauguration of a meeting or organization') + 式 (しき, 'ceremony').