開幕式(かいまくしき)

かいまくしき
noun
opening ceremony (of a season or event)
sportsculture
1. opening ceremony (of a season, league or festival)
A ceremony held to mark the start of a season, a league, a festival or a run of events.
開幕式(かいまくしき)が行(おこな)われた。
The opening ceremony was held.
At the opening ceremony, a representative of the players took the oath.
Players from every team marched in together at the league's opening ceremony.

Similar words

  • 開会式(かいかいしき): opening ceremony; the usual word for the Olympics, a sports meet or a meeting
  • 閉幕式(へいまくしき): closing ceremony (the opposite)

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