Meaning of 皮切り in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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皮切り
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Kana Readingかわきり
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Romajikawakiri
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- Meaning
- beginning; start
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Example Sentences
皮切り, かわきり used in context
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それを皮切りとして欧州の詩や文学を多数紹介するようになりました。
With that as a start many European poems and much literature came to be introduced.
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かわりに「ある程度」「多くの」「しばしば」という言葉を使い、「私の経験では」「間違っていたら申し訳ないのですが」「多くの例では」のような言葉を皮切りに話を始めなさい。
Instead use words like "some", "many", "often", and begin statements with openers like, "In my experience, ...", "Excuse me if I'm wrong, but...", "In many instances, ...."
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Kanji found in this word
cut, cutoff, be sharp
On: セツ, サイ
Kun: き.る, -き.る, き.り, -き.り, -ぎ.り, き.れる, -き.れる, き.れ, -き.れ, -ぎ.れ
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