Word Meaning 百日天下

ひゃくにちてんか hyakunichitenka

百日天下 is read as ひゃくにちてんか (hyakunichitenka) and means very short-lived regime.

Meaning

English

very short-lived regime
very brief reign
(Napoleon's post-Elba) Hundred Days

Reading

Kana

ひゃくにちてんか

Romaji

hyakunichitenka

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Rank 116206 Priority S

Related Vocabulary

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百日

ひゃくにち

hundred days

天下

てんが

shogun (Edo period)

百日草

ひゃくにちそう

zinnia

百日鬘

ひゃくにちかずら

long-haired wig used in kabuki (used metaphorically to refer to a thick growth)

百日咳

ひゃくにちぜき

whooping cough

百日の説法屁一つ

ひゃくにちのせっぽうへひとつ

single mistake which ruins all one's hard work

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

二百二十日

にひゃくはつか

220th day

天下り

あまくだり

descent from heaven