天 — kanji meaning “heavens”
天
heavens, sky, imperial
- Meanings
- heavens, sky, imperial
- On'yomi
- テン (ten)
- Kun'yomi
- あまつ、あめ、あま-
- Name readings
- あき、あも、た、たかし、て、なま
- Strokes
- 4
- School grade
- 1
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 4
- Newspaper frequency
- #512 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 37
- Chinese reading
- tiān — Chinese character page
Words with 天
| 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 |
| 天下 | てんか tenka | the whole world |
| 天候 | てんこう tenkou | weather |
| 天使 | てんし tenshi | angel |
| 天体 | てんたい tentai | heavenly body; celestial body; astronomical object |
| 天狗 | てんぐ tengu | tengu; red-faced and long-nosed goblin said to reside deep in the mountains |
| 晴天 | せいてん seiten | fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather |
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