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inauguration ceremony; launch ceremony; kickoff ceremony
A formal ceremony held to mark the start of a new organization, committee, project, or system. Common for new government agencies, research institutes, associations, and corporate initiatives.
新しい委員会の発足式が開かれた。
An inauguration ceremony for the new committee was held.
市長が発足式であいさつを述べた。
The mayor gave a speech at the inauguration ceremony.
研究プロジェクトの発足式には関係者が多く集まった。
Many stakeholders gathered for the launch ceremony of the research project.
Compound of 発足 ('launch; founding; starting operation') and 式 ('ceremony'). The verb 発足する means 'to be launched; to start operating', and 発足式 is the formal ceremony that marks that moment. Commonly seen in news reports about new committees, departments, councils, and projects.
USAGE:
- A formal term found in official announcements, press releases, and news reports.
- Typical events at a 発足式 include speeches by the chairperson and guests, an introduction of members, and sometimes a symbolic action such as a ribbon cutting ({テープカット}) or a group photo.
- The word 発足 is read ほっそく in standard usage, though はっそく is occasionally heard.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 発足式を開く: to hold an inauguration ceremony
- 発足式を行う: to carry out an inauguration ceremony
- 発足式に出席する: to attend an inauguration ceremony
- 発足式であいさつを述べる: to give an address at the inauguration
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 開所式: opening ceremony (of a facility) — for the opening of a physical office or institution.
- 開会式: opening ceremony (of an event) — for sporting events, conferences, etc.
- 就任式: inauguration (of a person taking office) — centers on an individual assuming a post, not an organization being founded.
- 創立記念式: founding anniversary ceremony — held to commemorate an already-founded organization.