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天てん地ち

N1
てんち tenchi
  1. heaven and earth
  2. the universe
  3. nature
  4. top and bottom
  5. realm
  6. sphere
  7. 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",
      "宇宙"
    ],
    "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",
    "review_hash": "0f1bee039f7af4f7eaec1775f4d3ee2f7747201809f473627d496bafddee98c6"
  }
}