闢 — kanji meaning “open”
闢
open
- Meanings
- open
- On'yomi
- ヘキ (heki)、ビャク (byaku)
- Kun'yomi
- ひら.く
- Strokes
- 21
- Classical radical
- 169
- Chinese reading
- pì, bì, pī — Chinese character page
Words with 闢
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 開闢 | かいびゃく kaibyaku | beginning of the world; creation |
| 天地開闢 | てんちかいびゃく tenchikaibyaku | creation of heaven and earth |
| 宇宙開闢 | うちゅうかいびゃく uchuukaibyaku | (since) the beginning of the universe; (since) the dawn of time |
| 開闢以来 | かいびゃくいらい kaibyakuirai | since the beginning of the world; since the dawn of history |
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