冒頭

• 読み: ぼうとう
• ローマ字: boutou
• 漢字の分解: 冒 (bou) — risk, defy, begin; 頭 (tou/atama) — head, top
• 発音: /boː.toː/

意味

Beginning; opening; start; outset. The very first part of a speech, text, or event.

A noun referring to the very beginning of something, typically a written work, speech, or presentation. More literary and precise than 最初 (saisho, first/beginning). Common expressions: 冒頭で述べる (boutou de noberu, to state at the outset), 冒頭シーン (boutou shiin, opening scene). Often used in academic, journalistic, and formal contexts.

例文

1. スピーチの冒頭で自己紹介をした。
2. 小説の冒頭が印象的で読み続けた。
3. 冒頭に述べたように結果は良好でした。

使い方ガイド

場面: writing, speeches, presentations

トーン: formal

起源と歴史

Compound of 冒 (bou, risk/defy/begin) and 頭 (tou, head/top). Literally 'the head of the beginning', referring to the very first part of something.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Educated