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.

takes genitive case の

  1. peerless, incomparable, superlative, world-famous.

noun

Archaism.
  1. shogun (Edo period).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
天下 てんか
てん
天下 てんが
てん
天下 てんげ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

heavens, sky, imperial
テン あま- あも (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
large, big
ダイ おお- た (1st, N5)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
below, down, descend
カ した くだ.る (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク うらな.う うらない (Kentei Pre-1)