Word Meaning 三日天下

みっかてんか mikkatenka

三日天下 is read as みっかてんか (mikkatenka) and means short-lived rule.

Meaning

English

short-lived rule
being in power only for a brief period
brief championship

Reading

Kana

みっかてんか

Romaji

mikkatenka

Writing Variants

三日天下 みっかでんか mikkadenka

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Yojijukugo ✓ Rank 113846 Priority R

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

三日月

みかづき

new moon

三日

みっか

3rd day of the month

三十日

みそか

last day of the month

三が日

さんがにち

first three days of the New Year (January 1-3)

天下

てんか

shogun (Edo period)

三尊天井

さんぞんてんじょう

head and shoulders (chartist pattern)

天皇陛下

てんのうへいか

His Majesty the Emperor

修身斉家治国平天下

しゅうしんせいかちこくへいてんか

those who wish to rule the land must first cultivate their own characters, then manage their families, then govern their states; only then can they bring peace to the land

女房天下

にょうぼうてんか

husband being henpecked

九天直下

きゅうてんちょっか

falling headlong

天下り

あまくだり

descent from heaven

天日

てんぴ

the sun