Japanese edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from English kickoff.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [kʲik̚kɯ̟ᵝo̞ɸɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun edit

キックオフ (kikkuofu

  1. kick-off (opening kick of a game)
  2. opening stage of something

Verb edit

キックオフする (kikkuofu surutransitive or intransitive suru (stem キックオフ (kikkuofusuru shi), past キックオフした (kikkuofusuru shita))

  1. kick off (make the first kick of a game)
  2. start something
    (せい)(しき)にプロジェクトをキックオフする
    seishiki ni purojekuto o kikkuofu suru
    officially kick off the project

Conjugation edit