Japanese symbol for “cherub”
天童
てんどう
Romaji: tendou
cherub; gods disguised as children; children parading as cherubs
In Japanese, cherub is 天童, read てんどう (tendou).
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Meanings
- n cherub; gods disguised as children; children parading as cherubs
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “cherub”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| チェラブ | チェラブ cherabu | cherub |
| 智天使 | ちてんし chitenshi | cherubim; cherub |
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 |
| 児童 | じどう jidou | children; juvenile |
| 童話 | どうわ douwa | children's story; fairy tale |
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.