出でだし

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Meanings

noun

start; beginning; opening

Refers to the very first part or initial stage of something, such as a speech, performance, event, or period.

彼かれのスピーチは出でだしからつまずいた。
His speech stumbled right from the start.
この曲きょくの出でだしが好すきだ。
I like the opening of this song.

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Usage patterns

出でだしが好こう調ちょうだto have a good/strong start
今こんシーズンのチームは出でだしが好こう調ちょうだ。
The team has had a strong start this season.
出でだしでつまずくto stumble at the very start
プレゼンの出でだしでつまずいてしまった。
I stumbled right at the start of my presentation.
出でだしから〜right from the very beginning
この映えい画がは出でだしから引ひき込こまれる。
This movie grabs your attention right from the very beginning.
出でだしを誤あやまるto get off to a bad start
スピーチの出でだしを誤あやまって緊きん張ちょうがとれなかった。
I got off to a bad start with my speech and couldn't shake off the nerves.

Kanji

出exit, leave, go out

Related words

始はじまりN3
始まり is the general word for 'beginning' or 'origin', while 出だし specifically highlights the very first moments or initial pace of an action or performance.
冒ぼう頭とうN1
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.
序じょ盤ばん
序盤 refers to the early stage or phase of an ongoing process (like a game or match), while 出だし focuses on the very initial moment of starting.
出で足あし
出足 describes the initial pace or momentum right after starting (e.g. sales, a race), while 出だし simply marks the starting point itself.
立たち上あがり
出だし is a casual word for the very first moment of an action or performance, while 立ち上がり often describes a slightly longer initial phase, as in a system or project.

Opposites

終おわりN5
終わり means 'the end', directly opposing 出だし, which means 'the start'.

Don't confuse with

だし
出し (broth/stock) shares the same kanji stem as 出だし but is read だし and has a completely unrelated culinary meaning.

Written forms

出でだしUsage100%
Standard spelling using the kanji 出 with okurigana だし.
出で出だし
Alternate spelling using repeated kanji; less common and may be considered non-standard.
出で々だし
irregular kanji usage
Variant with iteration mark; marked as irregular kanji usage.

Etymology

Compound of 出 (de, 'coming out') + だし (dashi, nominalized form of 出す, 'to put out'). Literally 'the putting out', referring to the initial emergence or start of something.