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皮切り

Reading

Kana: かわきり
Romaji: kawakiri
Kana
Romaji

Definition

1

beginning; start

Note: sensitive

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かわ
Meanings: pelt, skin, hide, leather, skin radical (no. 107)
Readings: セツ、 サイ、 き.る、 -き.る、 き.り、 -き.り、 -ぎ.り、 き.れる、 -き.れる、 き.れ、 -き.れ、 -ぎ.れ
Meanings: cut, cutoff, be sharp

Example Sentences

それを皮切(かわき)りとして欧州(おうしゅう)()文学(ぶんがく)多数(たすう)紹介(しょうかい)するようになりました。
➥With that as a start many European poems and much literature came to be introduced.
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かわりに「ある程度(ていど)」「(おお)くの」「しばしば」という言葉(ことば)使(つか)い、「(わたし)経験(けいけん)では」「間違(まちが)っていたら(もう)(わけ)ないのですが」「(おお)くの(れい)では」のような言葉(ことば)皮切(かわき)りに(はなし)(はじ)めなさい。
➥Instead use words like "some", "many", "often", and begin statements with openers like, "In my experience, ...", "Excuse me if I'm wrong, but...", "In many instances, ...."
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