Japanese symbol for “tianjin”
天津
てんしん
Romaji: tenshin
Tianjin (China); Tientsin
In Japanese, tianjin is 天津, read てんしん (tenshin).
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Meanings
- n Tianjin (China); Tientsin
Written forms: 天津. Readings: てんしん、ティエンチン、ティエンジン.
Kanji and stroke order
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 |
| 津波 | つなみ tsunami | tsunami; tidal wave |
| 興味津々 | きょうみしんしん kyoumishinshin | very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in) |
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.