皮切り|かわきりkawakiri[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounbeginning; startusu. as ...を皮切りに
   それを皮切かわきりとして欧州おうしゅうの詩しや文学ぶんがくを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.

• Synonym手始めてはじめNeutralThe first step in getting started on something, as in 「手始めに〜する」; 「皮切り」 typically appears as 「〜を皮切りに」, marking the start of a series of events.
• Antonym終わりおわりNeutralThe end of something — the opposite of the start that 「皮切り」 signals.
• Antonym最後さいごNeutralThe very last point or moment — the opposite of 「皮切り」 as the initial beginning.
• Antonym締めくくりしめくくりNeutralWrapping up or summing something up — the closing counterpart to the beginning that 「皮切り」 marks.

For the start of a series of events, use 「〜を皮切りに」. Use 「手始め」 for the first step in tackling something, and 「締めくくり」 for wrapping up. 「終わり」 and 「最後」 are the plain words for the end and the last.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 最初さいしょにすえる灸きゅう
2. 物事ものごとの一番いちばん初はじめ。