てん
天
ち
地
かい
晦
めい
冥

expression

  1. the world is covered in darkness, all is plunged into darkness.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
てん
天
ち
地
かい
晦
めい
冥
 天地晦冥 てんちかいめい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

heavens, sky, imperial
テン　あま-　あも (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
large, big
ダイ　おお-　た (1st, N5)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
ground, earth
チ　ジ　どま (2nd, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
to be (classical)
ヤ　なり　エ (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
to squint, what? huh? (Cant.)
バ　メ　やぶにらみ
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ
dark, disappear
くら.い　カイ　つごもり (Kentei Pre-1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
every
マイ　ごと　つね (2nd, N5)
person, (人 variant)
do not, must not, be not
ブ　ム　はは (Kentei 1)
dark
メイ　ミョウ　くら.い (Late High School)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
six
ロク　ろっ　むっ.つ (1st, N5)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)