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冒頭 (ぼうとう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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At the beginning of the meeting, the president gave a greeting.
Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 の 冒ぼう 頭とう で at the outset/beginning of ~
The chairman gave a greeting at the start of the meeting.
冒ぼう 頭とう に 〈 事こと 〉 を 述の べる to state something at the outset
I will state today's agenda at the beginning.
冒ぼう 頭とう から from the very beginning
The movie grabbed the audience's hearts right from the opening.
〈 物もの 〉 の 冒ぼう 頭とう を 飾かざ る to open (a work) with something
This song opens the album.
Kanji 頭 head, counter for large animals Related words· 8 最初 is the everyday word for 'first/beginning' used in any context, while 冒頭 specifically points to the opening portion of a speech, document, or formal event.
始め is a plain, versatile word for 'start', whereas 冒頭 has a formal, written-language nuance referring to the opening part of a text or speech.
発端 emphasizes the originating cause or trigger of an event, while 冒頭 simply marks the physical or structural opening section of something.
冒頭 formally means the very opening of a text or speech, while 触り (in its colloquial sense) means just a brief taste of the beginning.
Show 4 more 冒頭 is the general word for the beginning of a speech, text, or event, while 巻頭 specifically means the opening pages of a book or magazine.
冒頭 is a formal term for the opening part of a speech, text, or statement, whereas 出だし is more colloquial and applies broadly to any kind of start.
序盤 describes an early phase of an ongoing process, while 冒頭 specifically means the opening part of a speech, text, or document.
Opposites 末尾 refers to the very end of a document or speech, the direct opposite of 冒頭, which refers to its very beginning.
終わり is the general word for 'the end' of anything, contrasting with 冒頭's meaning of 'the beginning' in formal speeches or texts.
Etymology Compound of 冒 (begin, risk) and 頭 (head, top). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination naturally conveys 'the head of the beginning'.
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冒頭 refers specifically to the opening part of a speech, document, or text, while 当初 refers more broadly to the initial stage of any plan, period, or situation.
