| Word/Phrase |
Reading |
Meaning |
|
劈
|
へき
|
break
tear
pierce
|
|
劈く
|
つんざく
|
to break
to tear
to pierce
|
|
へき開
劈開
|
へきかい
|
cleavage (in gems)
|
|
劈頭
|
へきとう
|
outset
|
|
開巻劈頭
|
かいかんへきとう
|
at the very beginning of a book
The book opens with ...
|
|
劈頭第一
|
へきとうだいいち
|
at the outset
at the very beginning
in the first place
|
