Word Meaning 天下太平

てんかたいへい tenkataihei

天下太平 is read as てんかたいへい (tenkataihei) and means peace and tranquillity.

Meaning

English

  1. peace and tranquillity
  2. halcyon times of peace
  3. peaceful world

Reading

Kana

てんかたいへい

Romaji

tenkataihei

Writing Variants

  • 天下泰平 てんかたいへい tenkataihei

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Yojijukugo Rank 79111 Priority M

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

太平天国

たいへいてんごく

Taiping Heavenly Kingdom (1851-1864)

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

天平時代

てんぴょうじだい

Tenpyō period (esp. used as a period of art history, 710-794 CE)

天下取り

てんかとり

rule over the whole country

天下万民

てんかばんみん

the whole nation

天下の勝

てんかのしょう

beautiful scenery

太平

たいへい

happy-go-lucky

万民太平

ばんみんたいへい

world peace

天下

てんが

shogun (Edo period)

天皇陛下

てんのうへいか

His Majesty the Emperor

天下り

あまくだり

descent from heaven

天下一品

てんかいっぴん

best article under heaven