Japanese symbol for “astronomy”
天文
てんもん
Romaji: tenmon
astronomy
In Japanese, astronomy is 天文, read てんもん (tenmon).
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Meanings
- n astronomy
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “astronomy”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 天文学 | てんもんがく tenmongaku | astronomy |
| 星学 | せいがく seigaku | astronomy |
| アストロノミー | アストロノミー asutoronomii | astronomy |
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 |
| 文化 | ぶんか bunka | culture; civilization; civilisation |
| 文字 | もじ moji | letter (of an alphabet); character |
See also: Chinese symbol for “astronomy”.
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.