闢
闢: to open up
to open up; to found
21 strokesNames & literary · Rare kanji (1級 range)in 2 words here
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Kunひらく
闢 appears in 開闢 (かいびゃく), the creation of the world or the opening of a new era, as in 天地開闢.
Key words
開闢かいびゃくcreation of the world; founding
天地開闢てんちかいびゃくcreation of heaven and earth
開闢以来かいびゃくいらいsince the world began
Example sentences
神話では、天地開闢の時、最初の神々が現れたとされる。
In myth, the first gods are said to have appeared at the creation of heaven and earth.
今年の大雪は、開闢以来の記録的な積雪量だそうだ。
They say this year's heavy snow is a record accumulation, the greatest since the world began.
新王は荒れ地を切り開いて、国の開闢を宣言した。
The new king cleared the wasteland and proclaimed the founding of the country.