Word Meaning 冒頭

ぼうとう boutou

冒頭 is read as ぼうとう (boutou) and means beginning.

Meaning

English

  1. beginning
  2. opening
  3. start
  4. outset

Reading

Kana

ぼうとう

Romaji

boutou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 25 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Antonyms 末尾 Rank 4325 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

冒頭陳述

ぼうとうちんじゅつ

opening statement

冒険

ぼうけん

adventure

冒す

おかす

to assume (someone else's surname)

街頭

がいとう

(on the) street

没頭

ぼっとう

immersing oneself in

核弾頭

かくだんとう

nuclear warhead

弾頭

だんとう

warhead

陣頭

じんとう

head of an army

旗頭

はたがしら

(Okinawa) bamboo poles with an attached vertical flag and an elaborate display at the top that are used during the annual fertility and thanks-giving festivals

原子弾頭

げんしだんとう

atomic warhead

年頭

ねんとう

beginning of the year

先頭

せんとう

head (of a line, group, etc.)

Example Sentences

4

かいぎのぼうとうでしゃちょうがあいさつをした。

The president gave a greeting at the beginning of the meeting.

ぼうとうのことばがとてもいんしょうてきだった。

The opening words were very impressive.

All that was left was the opening.

It's too bad, but your character gets killed at the start of the play.