てん
かい
めい

expression

  1. the world is covered in darkness, all is plunged into darkness.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
てん
かい
めい
天地晦冥 てんちかいめい

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)
ground, earth
チ ジ どま (2nd, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
to be (classical)
ヤ なり エ (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
to squint, what? huh? (Cant.)
バ メ やぶにらみ
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ
dark, disappear
くら.い カイ つごもり (Kentei Pre-1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
every
マイ ごと つね (2nd, N5)
person(人) variant
do not, must not, be not
ブ ム はは (Kentei 1)
dark
メイ ミョウ くら.い (11th)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
six
ロク ろっ むっ.つ (1st, N5)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)