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JLPT N1 · Noun

天下 (tenka)

天下 (てんか, tenka) is a Japanese noun meaning “the whole world”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
てんか
Romaji
tenka
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. the whole world · noun
  2. the whole country · noun
  3. society; the public · noun
  4. supremacy over a nation; government of a country; the ruling power · noun
  5. having one's own way; doing as one pleases · noun

Example sentences

日本は天下第一の国である。
Japan is the best country under the sun.
Tatoeba #122417

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 天下

天
heavens, sky, imperialテン・あまつ・あめ · 4 strokes
下
below, down, descendカ・ゲ・した・しも · 3 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 天下.

天気てんきweather天気予報てんきよほうweather forecast天候てんこうweather天然てんねんnature天皇てんのうEmperor of Japan天てんsky雨天うてんrainy weather天国てんごくparadise天才てんさいgenius天災てんさいnatural disaster天体てんたいheavenly body天地てんちheaven and earth晴天せいてんfine weather (i.e. little or no clouds)先天的せんてんてきinborn

Source: JMdict entry 1438470 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.