Japanese symbol for “incomparable”
天下
てんか
Romaji: tenka
the whole world
In Japanese, incomparable is 天下, read てんか (tenka).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n the whole world
- n the whole country
- n society; the public
- n supremacy over a nation; government of a country; the ruling power
- n having one's own way; doing as one pleases
- adj-no peerless; incomparable; superlative; world-famous
Written forms: 天下. Readings: てんか、てんが、てんげ.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “incomparable”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 無二 | むに muni | peerless; matchless; unparalleled |
| 桁違い | けたちがい ketachigai | an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league |
| 物に似ず | ものににず mononinizu | incomparable |
| 比類のない | ひるいのない hiruinonai | unparalleled; incomparable; matchless |
| 徒ならぬ | ただならぬ tadanaranu | unusual; uncommon; extraordinary |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 天皇 | てんのう tennou | Emperor of Japan |
| 天気 | てんき tenki | weather |
| 天才 | てんさい tensai | genius; prodigy; natural gift |
| 天然 | てんねん tennen | nature; spontaneity |
| 天国 | てんごく tengoku | paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven |
| 天井 | てんじょう tenjou | ceiling |
| 以下 | いか ika | not exceeding ...; not more than ...; ... and under |
| 地下 | ちか chika | underground; below the ground |
See also: Chinese symbol for “incomparable”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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