NichiDict

天下

N1
てんか
[tenka]
Illustration for 天下

Meanings

1.Noun

the whole world

2.Noun

the whole country

3.Noun

society; the public

4.Noun

supremacy over a nation; government of a country; the ruling power

5.Noun

having one's own way; doing as one pleases

6.No-adj

peerless; incomparable; superlative; world-famous

Examples

天下泰平の世が末永く続くことを庶民は願っていた。

I hope for lasting peace in the world.

天下統一を目指して戦った武将だ。

He was a warlord who fought to unify the country.

彼は天下無敵の剣士として知られている。

He is known as an invincible swordsman.