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Grammar list

皮切かわき

(O kawakiri ni)

starting with / beginning with.

Connection rules

  • Noun + を皮切りに / を皮切りにして.
  • Series starter — X is the first of multiple things.
  • Common for tours, launches, series: 東京を皮切りに, 初日を皮切りに.

Examples

1.
東京とうきょう皮切かわき全国ぜんこくツアーはじまる

Toukyou o kawakiri ni, zenkoku tsuaa ga hajimaru.

Starting with Tokyo, the national tour begins.

starting with / beginning with

2.
かれ発言はつげん皮切かわき議論ぎろんはじまっ

Kare no hatsugen o kawakiri ni, giron ga hajima ta.

Starting with his remark, the discussion began.

starting with / beginning with

Practice

Starting with the Sapporo performance, the orchestra will tour five cities across the country.

今回のオーケストラは、___、全国5都市を回る予定だ。

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