Vocab Info
A2 Noun, の-adjective
天下the whole world, the whole country, society, the public, supremacy over a nation, government of a country, the ruling power, having one's own way, doing as one pleases, peerless, incomparable, superlative, world-famous, shogun (Edo period)
Dictionary Definition
Common
Noun
1.
the whole world
2.
the whole country
3.
society, the public
4.
supremacy over a nation, government of a country, the ruling power
5.
having one's own way, doing as one pleases
の-adjective
6.
peerless, incomparable, superlative, world-famous
Noun
7.
shogun (Edo period)
Archaic
All Forms
天下 【てんか】、天下 【てんが】、天下 【てんげ】
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Examples
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ある武将が天下を治めました。
A certain warlord ruled over the whole country.
- N1
武士:「俺の夢は天下を掌握することだ!」
Samurai: 'My dream is to have control over the whole country!'
- N1
国のリーダーが天下に向かって号令をしました。
The leader of the country issued a command to the entire country.
- N1
先生:「日本が徳川の天下となったのは何の戦いの後ですか?」
Teacher: 'After which battle did the entire country of Japan come under the rule of the Tokugawa Shogunate?'
- N1
天下の大泥棒と言われている彼は、なんと天皇の私物まで奪ったのです。
He, who is called the greatest thief in the whole country, even stole the personal belongings of the Emperor.
- N1
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