天地開闢

Japanese

Kanji in this term
天 地 開 闢
てん
Grade: 1
ち
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) てんちかいびゃく [tèńchí káíbyákú] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [tẽ̞ɲ̟t͡ɕi̥ ka̠ibʲa̠kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

天(てん)地(ち)開(かい)闢(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

  • 天(てん)地(ち)創(そう)造(ぞう) (tenchi sōzō)
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