Word Meaning 開口一番

かいこういちばん kaikouichiban

開口一番 is read as かいこういちばん (kaikouichiban) and means at the very beginning of one's speech.

Meaning

English

at the very beginning of one's speech
immediately upon opening one's mouth (to speak)
before anything else
first of all

Reading

Kana

かいこういちばん

Romaji

kaikouichiban

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 28 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Yojijukugo ✓ Rank 57060 Priority I

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

開口部

かいこうぶ

aperture

開口期

かいこうき

dilatation stage (of labour)

開口数

かいこうすう

numerical aperture (in photography)

一番

いちばん

best

一一九番

ひゃくじゅうきゅうばん

119 (ambulance and fire brigade emergency telephone number in Japan)

春一番

はるいちばん

first storm of spring

朝一番

あさいちばん

first thing in the morning

大一番

おおいちばん

decisive game

大死一番

たいしいちばん

exerting oneself to the utmost, prepared to die if necessary

一番

ひとつがい

pair

ここ一番

ここいちばん

the crucial moment

いの一番

いのいちばん

first of all

Example Sentences

Xbox 360については「いいハードです」と開口一番切り出した。

On the Xbox 360 the very first thing he said was "good hardware."