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天上天下 (てんじょうてんげ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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noun, adverb
the whole world ; throughout heaven and earth
yojijukugo (four-character idiom)
A yojijukugo meaning everywhere under the sky, from the heavens above to the earth below. Often used in emphatic or literary contexts to express totality or omnipresence.
Throughout heaven and earth, I alone am honored.
Similar words 世せ 界かい 中じゅう 世界中 is a common, everyday word for 'all over the world', while 天上天下 is a literary, emphatic yojijukugo with a grander, more classical tone.
Etymology A yojijukugo composed of 天上 (heaven, above the sky) and 天下 (under heaven, the world). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it is used in classical and Buddhist contexts to express the entirety of existence.
