一人ひとり天てん下か

also: ひとりでんか

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Meanings

noun

sole mastery; reigning supreme; unchallenged dominance

Describes a situation where one person has complete control or influence, with no rivals. Often used in contexts like business, politics, or personal relationships.

彼かれは会かい議ぎで一人ひとり天てん下かだった。
He dominated the meeting unchallenged.
あのチームはリーグで一人ひとり天てん下かの強つよさだ。
That team reigns supreme in the league.

Kanji

一one, one radical (no.1)
人person
天heavens, sky, imperial
下below, down, descend
独single, alone, spontaneously

Related words

独ひとり占じめ
独り占め means monopolizing something for oneself, often tangible things or attention, while 一人天下 emphasizes unchallenged authority or dominance over a situation or domain.
天てん下か
天下 alone means 'the whole country' or 'the world', but in 一人天下 it takes on the nuance of 'supremacy' or 'dominion'.

Built from

一人ひとり+天てん下か

Written forms

一人天下
- ひとりてんか
  Standard kanji spelling; the reading ひとりてんか is the most common.
- ひとりでんか
  Rare reading; でんか is a non-standard voiced variant of てんか.
独り天下
- ひとりてんか
  Alternate kanji spelling using 独り for 'alone'; less common but still encountered.
- ひとりでんか
ひとりでんか

Etymology

Compound of 一人 (ひとり, 'one person') and 天下 (てんか, 'the world' or 'realm under heaven'), literally 'one-person world'. The figurative meaning of sole mastery is a natural extension.