初しょ日にち

also: しょじつ

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

Refers to the first day of an event, performance, exhibition, or similar occasion. Often used for sumo tournaments, theater runs, and movie releases.

初しょ日にちを迎むかえるto reach opening day (of an event or performance)
新あたらしい舞ぶ台たいがいよいよ初しょ日にちを迎むかえた。
The new stage production has finally reached its opening day.
初しょ日にちを飾かざるto open strongly on the first day
この映えい画がは初しょ日にちを飾かざる好こう成せい績せきを上あげた。
This movie posted great results on its opening day.
初しょ日にちに〈場ば所しょ〉へ行いくto go to 〈場所〉 on the opening day
初しょ日にちに映えい画が館かんへ行いって新しん作さくを見みた。
I went to the theater on opening day to see the new release.

初しょ回かい
初回 refers to the first time or first episode in a general sense, while 初日 specifically means the first day of a multi-day event such as a sumo tournament or theater run.
開かい幕まくN1
開幕 emphasizes the ceremonial opening or start of an event or season, while 初日 names the specific calendar day on which that event begins.

最さい終しゅう日び
最終日 is the last day of an event, the direct opposite of 初日, the event's first day.
千せん秋しゅう楽らく
千秋楽 is the traditional term for the closing day of a sumo tournament or theater run, standing opposite to 初日, its opening day.
末まつ日じつN1
初日 is the first day (of a month or event), the direct opposite of 末日, the final day of the month.

初しょ演えん
初演 means a work's very first-ever performance (its premiere), while 初日 refers to the first day of any given run, even a revival or repeat production.
初しょ年ねん度ど
初日 means the first day of an event, while 初年度 means the first year of a period, so the two differ in time scale despite both using 初.
初しょ回かい
初回 refers to the first round or episode of a repeated event, whereas 初日 refers to the first day of an event or run, so they aren't interchangeable for multi-day shows.

初日Usage100%
- しょにち
  Standard kanji spelling; the reading しょにち is the most common.
- しょじつ
  Rare reading; mostly found in older or formal contexts.
しょじつ

Compound of 初 (first) and 日 (day). The reading しょにち is the standard Sino-Japanese reading; しょじつ is an alternative, less common reading.