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天

heavens
Stroke count: 4

Readings

On readingテン
Kun readingあまつ、あめ、あま-
JōyōGrade 1
  1. sky
  2. heaven
  3. god
  4. svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth)
  5. deva (divine being of Buddhism)

Popular Usage

天気天気予報天地雨天

Radicals and components

Radical大bigComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

ⓘ

one (一) · ceiling (冖) · large (大)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 457

Compound words

天気てんき
weather; fair weather; fine weather
天気予報てんきよほう
weather forecast; weather report
雨天うてん
rainy weather
天地てんち
heaven and earth; the universe; the world; nature; land
炎天えんてん
blazing heat; scorching sun
仰天ぎょうてん
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
晴天せいてん
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies
天井てんじょう
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
天下てんか
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation
天狗てんぐ
tengu; red-faced and long-nosed goblin said to reside deep in the mountains; bragging; conceit; braggart
天候てんこう
weather
天国てんごく
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
天才てんさい
genius; prodigy; natural gift
天災てんさい
natural disaster; natural calamity; act of God
天使てんし
angel
天寿てんじゅ
natural span of life
天性てんせい
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
天然てんねん
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
天体てんたい
heavenly body; celestial body; astronomical object
天文てんもん
astronomy
天辺てっぺん
top; summit; apex; peak; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight)
天理てんり
natural laws; rule of heaven
天皇てんのう
Emperor of Japan
天神てんじん
heavenly god; heavenly gods; spirit of Sugawara no Michizane; Tenmangu shrine (dedicated to Michizane's spirit); pit of a dried plum

Stroke Order

4 strokes

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