開口一番 — Semantide dictionary

Entry

Adverb (fukushi)
at the very beginning of one's speech; immediately upon opening one's mouth (to speak); before anything else; first of all
Yojijukugo (four character compound)
会議の席で常務は、開口一番何を言ったと思う。大規模なリストラ計画を発表したんだよな。
Guess what the managing director started off the meeting by saying. The first thing out of his mouth was an announcement of some major restructuring.

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Characters in this word

開

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open, unfold, unseal

Kun: ひら.くひら.き-びら.きひら.けるあ.くあ.ける
On: カイ

Strokes: 12
Taught: Grade 3
JLPT: N4
Frequency: 59 of 2500
Radical: 門 gate
WaniKani: Level 10

Built from

一門廾二ノ

Used in names as

はるかひらき

Words starting with 開 Words ending in 開 Anywhere in a word

Dictionary and index codes (34)

Code	Reference
3-8-4	SKIP code
8e4.6	The Kanji Dictionary
7744.1	Four corner code
3855	deroo
958b	Unicode hex code
1-19-11	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4950	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6393	New Nelson (John Haig)
3321	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4121	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2092	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2835	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1622	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1750	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
80	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1821	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
550	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
41233	Morohashi
241	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
396	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
400	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
171	sakade
270	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
261	henshall3
391	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
290	crowley
215	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.13	busy_people
1840	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1636	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
kai1	Pinyin reading
gae	Korean reading
n4	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
10	WaniKani level

口

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mouth

Kun: くち
On: コウク

Strokes: 3
Taught: Grade 1
JLPT: N4
Frequency: 284 of 2500
Radical: 口 mouth
WaniKani: Level 1

Built from

囗口

Words starting with 口 Words ending in 口 Anywhere in a word

Dictionary and index codes (34)

Code	Reference
4-3-1, 3-3-0	SKIP code
3d0.1	The Kanji Dictionary
6000.0	Four corner code
3777	deroo
53e3	Unicode hex code
1-24-93	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
868	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
685	New Nelson (John Haig)
3382	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4189	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2119	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2865	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
11	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
11	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
213	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
29	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
38	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
3227	Morohashi
20	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
54	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
54	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
27	sakade
31	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
34	henshall3
16	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
200	crowley
167	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.16	busy_people
276	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
11	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
kou3	Pinyin reading
gu	Korean reading
n4	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
1	WaniKani level

一

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one, one radical (no.1)

Kun: ひと-ひと.つ
On: イチイツ

Strokes: 1
Taught: Grade 1
JLPT: N5
Frequency: 2 of 2500
Radical: 一 one
WaniKani: Level 1

Built from

一

Used in names as

かずいいっいるかつかづてんはじめひひとつまこと

Words starting with 一 Words ending in 一 Anywhere in a word

Dictionary and index codes (34)

Code	Reference
4-1-4	SKIP code
0a1.1	The Kanji Dictionary
1000.0	Four corner code
3072	deroo
4e00	Unicode hex code
1-16-76	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1	New Nelson (John Haig)
3341	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4148	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2105	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2850	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
4	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1	Morohashi
1	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
2	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
2	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1	sakade
1	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1	henshall3
1	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1	crowley
1	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1.A	busy_people
1	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
yi1	Pinyin reading
il	Korean reading
n5	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
1	WaniKani level

番

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turn, number in a series

Kun: つが.い
On: バン

Strokes: 12
Taught: Grade 2
JLPT: N3
Frequency: 348 of 2500
Radical: 田 field
WaniKani: Level 8

Built from

田釆米

Used in names as

はま

Words starting with 番 Words ending in 番 Anywhere in a word

Dictionary and index codes (33)

Code	Reference
2-7-5, 2-1-11, 4-11-3	SKIP code
5f7.4	The Kanji Dictionary
2060.9	Four corner code
2276	deroo
756a	Unicode hex code
1-40-54	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4811	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3762	New Nelson (John Haig)
2748	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3416	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1761	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2396	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1909	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2058	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
323	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1773	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
257	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
21858	Morohashi
196	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
185	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
185	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
306	sakade
745	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
215	henshall3
222	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
551	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.9	busy_people
1345	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1928	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
fan1, pan1	Pinyin reading
beon, ban	Korean reading
n3	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
8	WaniKani level