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振り出し (ふりだし): outset, starting point, drawing or issuing (draft) — Japanese vocabulary

振り出し is read ふりだし and means "outset, starting point, drawing or issuing (draft)". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

振り出し

Reading
ふりだし · furidashi
Translation
outset, starting point, drawing or issuing (draft)
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
ふりだしが

Example

振り出しに戻ってしまった。

ふりだしにもどってしまった。

We were back to square one.

Kanji in this word

  • 振 — shake, swing
  • 出 — exit, leave

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