天地
N1てんち tenchi
- heaven and earth
- the universe
- nature
- top and bottom
- realm
- sphere
- world
noun
Also read あめつち
Chinese meanings
天地;宇宙
Examples
- この天地の間にはな、所謂哲学の思いも及ばぬ大事があるわい。There are more things in Heaven and Earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy.这天地之间,有所谓哲学也想不到的大事。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('1ecdf1e6a6'); // 天地
{
"id": "1ecdf1e6a6",
"word": "天地",
"reading": "てんち",
"romaji": "tenchi",
"meanings": [
"heaven and earth",
"the universe",
"nature",
"top and bottom",
"realm",
"sphere",
"world"
],
"level": "N1",
"pos": [
"n"
],
"jmdict_id": 1582090,
"other_readings": [
"あめつち"
],
"examples": [
{
"ja": "この天地の間にはな、所謂哲学の思いも及ばぬ大事があるわい。",
"en": "There are more things in Heaven and Earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy.",
"tatoeba_id": 1649981
}
],
"zh": {
"status": "reviewed",
"source_hash": "72d5f019d09f88489d0a172ad4bb6902a25b5566126438c474888940d075b0c2",
"meanings": [
"天地",
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],
"examples": [
{
"ja": "この天地の間にはな、所謂哲学の思いも及ばぬ大事があるわい。",
"zh": "这天地之间,有所谓哲学也想不到的大事。"
}
],
"references": [
"upstream vocab/n1/1ecdf1e6a6",
"JMdict ent_seq 1582090; checked against downloaded JMdict_e.gz on 2026-10-28",
"Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
],
"reviewer": "Codex",
"review_method": "ai",
"reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
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}
}