Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 天下太平(てんかたいへい) in Japanese

天下太平, 天下泰平
Kana Reading
てんかたいへい
Romaji
tenkataihei
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
    Meaning
    peaceful and tranquil (uneventful); peace reigns over the land; halcyon times of peace
    Example sentence
    日本は一見天下泰平だが、実はいろいろな根深い問題を抱えている。 Japan may appear to be peaceful and tranquil on the surface but the fact is that there are a lot of deep-rooted problems.

Examples of 天下太平, 天下泰平, てんかたいへい in a sentence

  • 日本は一見天下泰平だが、実はいろいろな根深い問題を抱えている。

    Japan may appear to be peaceful and tranquil on the surface but the fact is that there are a lot of deep-rooted problems.

Kanji in this word

泰 JLPT 1

10 strokes

peaceful, calm, peace, easy, Thailand

On'Yomi: タイ

Kun'Yomi:

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太 JLPT 4

4 strokes

plump, thick, big around

On'Yomi: タイ, タ

Kun'Yomi: ふと.い, ふと.る

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天 JLPT 5

4 strokes

heavens, sky, imperial

On'Yomi: テン

Kun'Yomi: あまつ, あめ, あま-

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平 JLPT 3

5 strokes

even, flat, peace

On'Yomi: ヘイ, ビョウ, ヒョウ

Kun'Yomi: たい.ら, -だいら, ひら, ひら-

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下 JLPT 5

3 strokes

below, down, descend, give, low, inferior

On'Yomi: カ, ゲ

Kun'Yomi: した, しも, もと, さ.げる, さ.がる, くだ.る, くだ.り, くだ.す, -くだ.す, くだ.さる, お.ろす, お.りる

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