Vocab Info
A2 Noun, No-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
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
No-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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ある武将が天下を治めました。
A certain warlord ruled over the whole country.
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!'
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.
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?'
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.
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