天地開闢

Japanese

Kanji in this term
てん
Grade: 1

Grade: 2
かい
Grade: 3
びゃく
Hyōgaiji
kan’on goon

Etymology

天地 (heaven and earth) + 開闢 (beginning; genesis)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) かいびゃく [tèńchí káíbyákú] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [tẽ̞ɲ̟t͡ɕi̥ ka̠ibʲa̠kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

(てん)()(かい)(びゃく) • (tenchi kaibyaku) 

  1. (Chinese mythology, Japanese mythology) the beginning of the world; when the world began; when the world was created

See also

  • (てん)()(そう)(ぞう) (tenchi sōzō)
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