序盤

• 読み: じょばん
• ローマ字: joban
• 漢字の分解: 序 (jo) — preface, beginning; 盤 (ban) — board, plate
• 発音: /dʑo.baɴ/

意味

Opening; opening stage. The initial phase of a game, story, or process.

A noun originally from board games (go, shogi, chess) referring to the opening phase. Now widely used for the early stage of any process, story, or competition: 序盤の展開 (joban no tenkai, early developments), 序盤戦 (joban-sen, opening battle). Part of a set with 中盤 (chuuban, middle stage) and 終盤 (shuuban, endgame).

例文

1. 試合は序盤から激しい攻防が続いた。
2. ゲームの序盤は簡単なステージが多い。
3. 交渉の序盤で重要な条件を確認した。

使い方ガイド

場面: games, sports, business strategy

トーン: analytical

起源と歴史

Compound of 序 (jo, preface/beginning) and 盤 (ban, board/game board). Originally described the opening moves on a game board, then extended to any opening phase.

文化的背景

時代: Pre-modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal