出(で)だし

でだし
noun
opening; start; beginning
time-generalabstract
1. opening; the first part of something
The very beginning of a piece of writing, a speech, a song, or a race — the part that sets the tone for what follows. It is nearly always used with an evaluation attached: a good 出(で)だし or a bad one.
出(で)だしが良(よ)い。
It's off to a good start.
この小説(しょうせつ)は出(で)だしが印象的(いんしょうてき)だ。
This novel has a striking opening.
出(で)だしでつまずいたが、後半(こうはん)で順位(じゅんい)を取(と)り戻(もど)した。
He stumbled at the start, but got his position back in the second half.

The noun form of 出(で)る (to come out) plus だし, literally "the coming-out part."

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 冒頭(ぼうとう): the opening — more formal, and used mainly of texts, speeches, and meetings
  • スタート: start — the moment of setting off, rather than the opening stretch
  • 書(か)き出(だ)し: opening lines — specifically the first words of a piece of writing

Related Words

Compare: 冒頭(ぼうとう) (the opening)
Compare: スタート (start)
Compare: 書(か)き出(だ)し (opening lines)
Compare: 滑(すべ)り出(だ)し (start)
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Added 2026.8.20 11:40 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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