開演

かいえん

Meanings

1. Noun, する verb, Transitive, Intransitive curtain raising; starting (e.g. play, concert)

Kanji

• 開 open. Read as カイ.
• 演 perform. Read as エン.

Example sentences

• 開演は午後７時です。
  The curtain rises at 7 p.m.
• 開演中入場お断り。
  No admittance during the performance.
• 開演は何時ですか。
  What time does the play begin?
• ８時開演です。
  The curtain time is at 8:00.
• トイレの列が長すぎて開演に間に合わないかもしれない。
  The queue for the toilet has got too long. Do you think it's time we expedited things by having a peek?

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