開ひらけ

noun

beginning; start; opening

Refers to the start or opening of something, often used in a somewhat literary or formal context.

• 新あたらしい時じ代だいの開ひらけを告つげる出で来き事ごとだった。

  It was an event that heralded the beginning of a new era.

noun

civilization; enlightenment

Used in a somewhat elevated or philosophical sense to refer to the advancement of civilization or enlightenment.

• 人じん類るいの開ひらけは長ながい歴れき史しの積つみ重かさねの上うえにある。

  Human civilization rests on the accumulation of a long history.