始業式(しぎょうしき)

しぎょうしき
noun
opening ceremony; start-of-term ceremony
1. start-of-term ceremony; school opening ceremony
a formal ceremony held at schools to mark the beginning of a new term or semester
新学期(しんがっき)は始業式(しぎょうしき)から始(はじ)まる。
The new term starts with the opening ceremony.
始業式(しぎょうしき)の日(ひ)は早(はや)く学校(がっこう)に行(い)った。
I went to school early on the day of the opening ceremony.
始業式(しぎょうしき)で新(あたら)しい担任(たんにん)の先生(せんせい)が紹介(しょうかい)された。
Our new homeroom teacher was introduced at the opening ceremony.

JAPANESE SCHOOL CEREMONIES:
始業式(しぎょうしき) marks the start of each term. Japanese schools typically have three terms per year.

WHEN HELD:

  • Start of first term (April) - often combined with 入学式(にゅうがくしき)
  • Start of second term (September)
  • Start of third term (January)

TYPICAL ELEMENTS:

  • 校長(こうちょう)先生(せんせい)の挨拶(あいさつ) - principal's address
  • 校歌(こうか)斉唱(せいしょう) - singing the school song
  • 新(あたら)しい先生(せんせい)の紹介(しょうかい) - introduction of new teachers

RELATED CEREMONIES:

  • 終業式(しゅうぎょうしき) - closing ceremony (end of term)
  • 入学式(にゅうがくしき) - entrance ceremony
  • 卒業式(そつぎょうしき) - graduation ceremony
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Added 2026.1.27 20:29
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