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JLPT N1 Grammar

を皮切りに

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N1 · Time Point · noun + を皮切りに

starting with; beginning with

noun + を皮切りに

Marks an event, activity, or action as the beginning of a series. The following part usually describes continuation or expansion.

Common in news, event schedules, tours, reforms, campaigns, and other series of developments.

東京公演を皮切りに、全国ツアーが始まった。

Starting with the Tokyo performance, the nationwide tour began.

Do not use it for a one-off event with no following development.

皮切り is the first cut that opens up a whole sequence.

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