宇う宙ちゅう開かい闢びゃく

noun

beginning of the universe; dawn of time

Literary or philosophical term for the very start of the cosmos. Often used in expressions like 宇宙開闢以来 (since the beginning of the universe).

• 宇う宙ちゅう開かい闢びゃく以い来らい、星ほし々ぼしは輝かがやき続つづけてきた。

  Since the beginning of the universe, the stars have continued to shine.

• この神しん話わは宇う宙ちゅう開かい闢びゃくの物もの語がたりを語かたっている。

  This myth tells the story of the dawn of time.