を皮切りに【をかわきりに】

starting with, beginning with, kicking off with, one after another, the first of

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Structure

[noun] + を皮切りに、[sentence] [noun] + を皮切りにして、[sentence] [noun] + を皮切りとして、[sentence]

Description

を皮切りに goes after a noun for an event and makes it the first in a series: "starting with", "kicking off with". The rest of the sentence says what followed – more of the same, one after another, or spreading wider. It belongs to the news, reports and speeches.

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The nationwide tour kicked off with a show in Tokyo.

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Starting with her debut single, she turned out one hit after another.

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That remark was the first of a string of objections.

The second half has to be a series or a spread, so it often carries つぎつぎ次々と, かくち各地で or ぜんこく全国に. A single thing that happened afterwards takes をきっかけに instead.

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Studying abroad got me started cooking.

を皮切りに or をはじめ

picks out the best-known member of a group that exists all at once: Tokyo, and other big cities. を皮切りに is about time: the first event, with the rest coming after it.

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Rent is high in Japan's big cities, Tokyo above all.

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After opening in Tokyo, the exhibition toured the country.

を皮切りにして and を皮切りとして mean the same as を皮切りに; として is a shade more formal.

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Starting with the opening of the Osaka store, they expanded their shops nationwide.

Examples

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Starting with its release in Japan, this movie was screened in 50 countries around the world.

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Starting with the hit of her debut song, she produced one hit after another.

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Starting with the launch of a new product, the company rolled out one new service after another.

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Starting with the exhibition in Tokyo, touring exhibitions were held in various locations.

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Starting with that incident, the residents' protest movement spread.

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Starting with the success of the first store, they expanded the chain nationwide.

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Starting with his lecture, discussions on educational reform became more active.

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Starting with the publication of that paper, many researchers entered this field.

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Starting with online classes in 2020, university teaching methods changed dramatically.

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Starting with the mayor's declaration, environmental protection initiatives began one after another.

References

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