Japanese symbol for “celestine”

天青石

てんせいせき

Romaji: tenseiseki

celestite; celestine

In Japanese, celestine is 天青石, read てんせいせき (tenseiseki).

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Meanings

n celestite; celestine

Kanji and stroke order

天

heavens, sky, imperial

on: テン
kun: あまつ、あめ、あま-

4 strokes · JLPT 4

青

blue, green

on: セイ、ショウ
kun: あお、あお-、あお.い

8 strokes · JLPT 3

石

stone

on: セキ、シャク、コク
kun: いし

5 strokes · JLPT 2

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
青年	せいねん seinen	youth; young man
青春	せいしゅん seishun	youth; adolescence; springtime of life
石油	せきゆ sekiyu	oil; petroleum

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.