開票

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 開票 is read as かいひょう and means vote counting or to count votes.
• Basic usage: It can describe the start of vote counting or the tension rising as the count proceeds.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Beginning the vote count
  • 開票: After voting ended, officials opened the ballot box and began counting. Example: 投票終了後、係員が投票箱を開けて開票を始めました。
• As vote counting progresses
  • 開票: Tension in the hall rose as the vote count progressed. Example: 開票が進むにつれて、会場の緊張が高まりました。