Meanings
Noun, Suru verb, Transitive, Intransitive
curtain raising; starting (e.g. play, concert)
Example sentences
８時開演です。
The curtain time is at 8:00.
開演中入場お断り。
No admittance during the performance.
開演は何時ですか。
What time does the play begin?
開演は午後７時です。
The curtain rises at 7 p.m.
胸をどきどきさせて開演を待った。
I waited for the curtain to rise with my heart beating in excitement.
More examples (3)
コンサートは、午後8時開演です。
The concert starts at 8 p.m.
開演前の会場はとてもざわざわしていた。
There was a lot of clamour in the venue before the performance began.
トイレの列が長すぎて開演に間に合わないかもしれない。
The queue for the toilet has got too long. Do you think it's time we expedited things by having a peek?