天の下

Japanese

[a̠me̞ no̞ ɕi̥ta̠]

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Definitions
  • the whole world, under heaven
  • the people of the country or nation
  • the imperial court
  • the administration, the government
  • all of Japan

Etymology

Compound from Japanese 天 (heaven, heavens, sky) + Japanese の (possessive particle, of, 's, possessive marker, genitive case marker, month, bird, s)+ Japanese 下 (lower, down, under, below, bottom, nether-, under-, beneath, lower stream, last, low).

Origin

Japanese

下

Gloss

lower, down, under, below, bottom, nether-, under-, beneath, lower stream, last, low

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Kanji

下

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