開演

かいえん

curtain raising; starting (e.g. play, concert)

What does 開演 mean?

開演 is a Japanese noun meaning curtain raising; starting (e.g. play, concert) in English. It is written as 開演 in kanji, かいえん in hiragana, and kaien in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.

Example sentence

開演は何時ですか。

What time does the play begin?