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    3. 言い出しっぺ

    言い出しっぺ

    言いい​出だし​っ​ぺ​

    first person to say something

    KMT10News #46+1NounDaily LifeKanji Vocab18 strokes

    言いだしっぺ言い出しっ屁言出しっぺ言出しっ屁

    いいだしっぺ

    Noun

    1.
    first person to say something, first person to suggest something, person who raised a matter

    Stroke 0 / 18

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    企き画かくの言いい出だしっぺは彼かれです。

    He is the one who first suggested the plan.

    KMT8Daily LifeWork & Career
    言いい出だしっぺが一いち番ばん大たい変へんな役やく割わりを担になうことになった。

    The person who first suggested it ended up taking on the most difficult role.

    KMT10Daily Life
    会かい議ぎで新あたらしい提てい案あんをした言いい出だしっぺは、その後ごの議ぎ論ろんをリードする責せき任にんがある。

    The person who first made a new proposal at the meeting has the responsibility to lead the subsequent discussion.

    KMT10Daily LifeWork & Career
    「言いい出だしっぺの法ほう則そく」で、結けっ局きょく私わたしが準じゅん備びを手て伝つだうことになりました。

    Due to the "first suggester rule," I ended up helping with the preparations.

    KMT10Daily Life
    誰だれかが言いい出だしっぺにならないと、何なにも始はじまらない。

    If no one takes the initiative, nothing will start.

    KMT10Daily Life

    Characters that make up this word

    言
    い.う・こと…(3)
    say・word
    Kanji
    出
    で.る・-で・だ.す・-だ.す・い.でる・い.だす…(9)
    exit・leave・go out・come out・put out…(1)
    Kanji
    い
    i
    Kana
    し
    shi
    Kana
    っ
    small tsu
    Kana
    ぺ
    pe
    Kana
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