Illustration: In a community music room, an ensemble sits poised with instruments ready and eyes on the conductor. A large analog wall clock has plain hour ticks, its minute hand at the top and its hour hand at three. The conductor glances from the clock while bringing the baton down for the opening beat.

JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

開かい始し時じ刻こく

kaishijikoku

start time

Example sentences

  1. 会議かいぎの開始時刻かいしじこくをメールで知しらせます。

    I’ll email you the meeting’s start time.

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  2. 映画えいがの開始時刻かいしじこくに間まに合あわなかった。

    I didn’t make it in time for the start of the movie.

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  3. 雨あめのため、試合しあいの開始時刻かいしじこくが遅おくれた。

    The start of the game was delayed because of the rain.

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Kanji in 開始時刻

  • 開open; unfoldOnカイKunひらく・ひらき・ひらける
  • 始commence; beginOnシKunはじめる・はじまる
  • 時time; hourOnジKunとき
  • 刻engrave; cut fineOnコクKunきざむ・きざみ

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