天地|てんちtenchi[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. nounheaven and earth; the universe; the world; nature
2. nounland; world; realm; sphere
3. nountop and bottom
4. noungods of heaven and earth

• Related宇宙うちゅうNeutralThe universe as a whole, outer space included; leans scientific. 「天地」 means heaven and earth or the world, and figuratively a sphere of activity, as in 「新天地」.
• Related大宇宙だいうちゅうWrittenA written/formal term for the universe itself, contrasted with the human body as 「小宇宙」; 「天地」 is more concrete, meaning heaven and earth.
• Related万物ばんぶつNeutralAll things in the universe. 「天地」 refers to the space of heaven and earth, or to the world or a realm of activity.
• Related森羅万象しんらばんしょうWrittenA written four-character compound for all things and phenomena in the universe; 「天地」 centers on spatial extent.
• Related万有ばんゆうWrittenWritten/formal for everything that exists, as in 「万有引力」; everyday speech uses 「万物」.

Use 「天地」 for heaven and earth, the world, or a new sphere of activity (「新天地」); 「宇宙」 for the universe and outer space; 「万物」 and 「森羅万象」 for all things in creation.

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1. 天てんと地ち。
2. 天てんの方向ほうこうと地ちの方向ほうこう。
3. 人間にんげんが生活せいかつし活動かつどうする世界せかい。
4. 本ほんや紙かみ、荷物にもつなどの上うえと下した。
5. 日本人にほんじんの姓せいのひとつ。