beginning of a text; opening passage
Refers to the first sentence, paragraph, or section of a written work. Common in contexts like essays, articles, and stories.
The opening of this novel is very striking.
I don't know what to write for the beginning of my essay.
written claim; bill
Dated term for a formal written demand or invoice. Rare in modern usage; now usually expressed with 請求書 or similar.
In the old days, they used to send a written claim to demand payment.
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
Mixed kana-kanji spelling; sometimes used for readability.
Less common variant; acceptable but 書き出し is preferred.
Compound of 書き (kaki, 'writing', continuative form of 書く) + 出し (dashi, 'taking out', continuative form of 出す). Literally 'writing out', it came to mean the beginning of a written piece.