also: てんかにん
ruler of the whole country; person who holds the reins of government
Historical term for a supreme ruler, especially in the context of the Sengoku period. Often used to describe figures like Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, or Tokugawa Ieyasu.
Oda Nobunaga aimed to become the ruler of the whole country.
Toyotomi Hideyoshi unified the whole country as its supreme ruler.
Standard kanji spelling; the reading てんかびと is the most common.
Alternate reading; less common than てんかびと.
Compound of 天下 (tenka, 'the whole country, the realm') and 人 (hito, 'person'), with rendaku voicing to びと. The reading てんかにん is a less common on'yomi-based variant.