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開演 (かいえん) — curtain raising · Nihongo Circle

開演

かいえん

nountransitive 他動詞intransitive 自動詞

Meanings

1curtain raising
2starting (e.g. play, concert)

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Kanji in this word

開Open, Unfold, Unseal12 strokes 演Performance, Act, Play14 strokes

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