1.
all things in heaven and earth; all of creation
Everything that exists in the universe — the whole of nature and all the things within it.
天地万物を創造する。
Create all things in heaven and earth.
天地万物には命が宿ると考えられてきた。
It has long been believed that life dwells in all things of creation.
古代の人々は、天地万物に神が宿っていると信じていた。
The people of ancient times believed that gods dwelled in all things of heaven and earth.
A four-character idiom (四字熟語) made of 天地 (heaven and earth) + 万物 (all things). Literary and somewhat philosophical or religious in tone.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 天地万物の創造: the creation of all things
- 天地万物を支配する: to rule over all of creation
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 森羅万象: all things in the universe — a close synonym, even more sweeping in scope
- 万物: all things — the plainer component word, used on its own