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天下

てんか

Readings

てんかてんがてんげ

Meanings

  1. 1.
    nthe whole world
  2. 2.
    nthe whole country
  3. 3.
    nsociety; the public
  4. 4.
    nsupremacy over a nation; government of a country; the ruling power
  5. 5.
    nhaving one's own way; doing as one pleases
  6. 6.
    adj-nopeerless; incomparable; superlative; world-famous
  7. 7.
    nshogun (Edo period)

Kanji breakdown

N24 strokesGrade 1
N23 strokesGrade 1

Example sentences

日本は天下第一の国である。

Japan is the best country under the sun.

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天下てんか

the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way

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