天上天下

Japanese

Kanji in this term
天	上	天	下
てん Grade: 1	じょう Grade: 1	てん Grade: 1	げ Grade: 1
goon

Etymology

Literary Chinese 天上天下

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) てんじょーてんげ [tèńjóó téꜜǹgè] (Nakadaka – [5])
IPA^(key): [tẽ̞ɲ̟d͡ʑo̞ː tẽ̞ŋɡe̞]

Phrase

天(てん)上(じょう)天(てん)下(げ) • (tenjō tenge) ^{←てんじやうてんげ (tenzyau tenge)^?}

(literally) above heaven and under heaven
(figurative) the whole world or universe

See also

天(てん)上(じょう) (tenjō)
天(てん)下(げ) (tenge)
天(てん)上(じょう)天(てん)下(げ)唯(ゆい)我(が)独(どく)尊(そん) (tenjō tenge yuiga dokuson)
上(じょう)天(てん) (jōten)

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