天上天下
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | |||
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天 | 上 | 天 | 下 |
てん Grade: 1 |
じょう Grade: 1 |
てん Grade: 1 |
げ Grade: 1 |
goon |
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Phrase edit
天上天下 • (tenjō tenge) ←てんじやうてんげ (tenzyau tenge)?
- (literal) above heaven and under heaven
- (figurative) the whole world or universe
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN