(かいかいしき)

かいかいしき
noun
opening ceremony
1. opening ceremony
The formal ceremony held at the start of an event such as a sports tournament, school athletic festival, conference, or international competition. Typically includes speeches, parading of participants, and an official declaration that the event has begun.
開会式(かいかいしき)午前(ごぜん)()()(はじ)まる。
The opening ceremony starts at 9 a.m.
オリンピックの開会式(かいかいしき)をテレビで()た。
I watched the Olympic opening ceremony on TV.
運動会(うんどうかい)開会式(かいかいしき)で、校長先生(こうちょうせんせい)挨拶(あいさつ)をした。
At the opening ceremony of the sports day, the principal gave a speech.
大会(たいかい)開会式(かいかいしき)では、(かく)(こく)選手団(せんしゅだん)順番(じゅんばん)入場(にゅうじょう)し、(おお)きな歓声(かんせい)(つつ)まれた。
At the tournament's opening ceremony, the national teams entered in turn and were enveloped in loud cheers.

開会式(かいかいしき) combines 開会(かいかい) (opening of a meeting/event) and (しき) (ceremony, formal event). It is the standard term for the opening ceremony of any organized event, from school sports days to the Olympics.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 開会式(かいかいしき)(おこな)う: to hold an opening ceremony
  • 開会式(かいかいしき)出席(しゅっせき)する: to attend an opening ceremony
  • 開会式(かいかいしき)挨拶(あいさつ)する: to give a speech at the opening ceremony
  • 開会式(かいかいしき)司会(しかい): master of ceremonies for the opening ceremony

ANTONYM:

  • 閉会式(へいかいしき): closing ceremony — held at the end of the same kind of event

USAGE CONTEXTS:

  • 運動会(うんどうかい)開会式(かいかいしき): opening ceremony of a school sports day
  • オリンピックの開会式(かいかいしき): Olympic opening ceremony
  • 学会(がっかい)開会式(かいかいしき): opening ceremony of an academic conference
  • 大会(たいかい)開会式(かいかいしき): tournament opening ceremony

RELATED TERMS:

  • 開会(かいかい): opening (of a meeting/event)
  • (しき): ceremony, formal event
  • 入場(にゅうじょう)行進(こうしん): parade of entry (a typical part of an opening ceremony)
  • 選手宣誓(せんしゅせんせい): athletes' oath