Word Meaning 開闢以来

かいびゃくいらい kaibyakuirai

開闢以来 is read as かいびゃくいらい (kaibyakuirai) and means since the beginning of the world.

Meaning

English

  1. since the beginning of the world
  2. since the dawn of history

Reading

Kana

かいびゃくいらい

Romaji

kaibyakuirai

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 45 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 1級 Yojijukugo Rank 144491 Priority W

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

開闢

かいびゃく

beginning of the world

以来

いらい

since

有史以来

ゆうしいらい

since the dawn of history

神武以来

じんむいらい

since the era of the Emperor Jimmu

その時以来

そのときいらい

since that time

一別以来

いちべついらい

since our last meeting

あれ以来

あれいらい

since then

それ以来

それいらい

since then

物心ついて以来

ものごころついていらい

for as long as one can remember

天地開闢

てんちかいびゃく

creation of heaven and earth

宇宙開闢

うちゅうかいびゃく

(since) the beginning of the universe

開発

かいはつ

development