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
天下国家 is read as てんかこっか (tenkakokka) and means the world and the nation.
てんかこっか
tenkakokka
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