皮かわ切きり

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

beginning; start; first in a series

Used in the pattern ...を皮切りに(して) to mark the first event or action that kicks off a series. Often found in news reports and formal announcements.

全ぜん

国こく

ツアー

が

始はじ

まる

。

Starting with the Tokyo performance, a nationwide tour will begin.

彼かれの新しん曲きょく発はっ表ぴょうを皮かわ切きりにして、次つぎ々つぎと新しん情じょう報ほうが公こう開かいされた。

Beginning with the release of his new song, new information was disclosed one after another.

〈事こと〉を皮かわ切きりにstarting with ~, marking the first in a series of events
東とう京きょう公こう演えんを皮かわ切きりに、全ぜん国こくツアーが始はじまった。
Starting with the Tokyo concert, the nationwide tour began.
〈事こと〉を皮かわ切きりとしてtaking ~ as the starting point (of a series)
この事じ件けんを皮かわ切きりとして、次つぎ々つぎと問もん題だいが発はっ覚かくした。

始はじまりN3
始まり is the general word for 'beginning' or 'origin', while 皮切り specifically marks the first event that opens a whole series of similar events.
最さい初しょN4
最初 simply means 'first' in order, whereas 皮切り implies that a chain of related events follows the first one.
発ほっ端たんN1
発端 is a formal word for the origin or trigger of a situation (often trouble), while 皮切り highlights the first item in an intentional sequence, as in ...を皮切りに.

Originally referred to the first cut made when skinning an animal, metaphorically extended to mean the start of a series of actions.

Starting with this incident, one problem after another came to light.