劈頭 へきとう Meanings Noun beginning; outset; opening; start Kanji 劈 break; tear; split. Read as ヘキ. 頭 head. Read as トウ. Words containing 劈頭 開巻劈頭 (かいかんへきとう) very beginning of a book 劈頭第一 (へきとうだいいち) at the outset Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists