天地開闢

Japanese

Kanji in this term
てん
Grade: 1

Grade: 2
かい
Grade: 3
びゃく
Hyōgai
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 ka̠ibʲa̠kɯ̟]

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)