Tenka

Also read:

天下 (Tenka) is a Japanese noun meaning “the whole world, the whole country, society, the public”.

Meanings

  1. nounthe whole world
  2. nounthe whole country
  3. nounsociety; the public
  4. nounsupremacy over a nation; government of a country; the ruling power
  5. nounhaving one's own way; doing as one pleases
  6. adjectival nounpeerless; incomparable; superlative; world-famous

Examples

  • Money comes and goes.

  • Japan is the best country under the sun.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 天下

heavensbelow

Related words

please (give me)belowunder (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.)to giveto come downsubordinate personhumble positionunskillfulin the prefectureto descendYour Highnessto descend (e.g. a mountain)