封切り

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 封切り is read as ふうきり and means a film premiere, opening, or release.
• Basic usage: It can state when a film opens or identify an opening day.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• When a film opens
  • 封切り: The much-discussed film opens the following week. Example: 話題の映画は来週封切りになる。
• On the first day of release
  • 封切り: Many people gather at the theater on the opening day. Example: 封切り初日の劇場には多くの観客が集まった。