Moto 天: Heavens; Sky; ImperialKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- テン
- Kun'yomi
- あまつ、あめ、あま-
- Level
- JLPT N5Jōyō, grade 1
- Words
- 988 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (テン)
- 天てんsky
- 天気てんきweather; the elements
- 天井てんじょうceiling
- 天然てんねんnature; spontaneity
- 天候てんこうweather
- 天然ガスてんねんガスnatural gas
- 天国てんごくparadise; heaven
- 天才てんさいgenius; prodigy
- 天理てんりnatural laws; rule of heaven
- 天下てんかthe whole world
- 天使てんしangel
- 天体てんたいheavenly body; celestial body
- 天然記念物てんねんきねんぶつnatural monument
- 天文てんもんastronomy
- 天文台てんもんだいastronomical observatory
- 天文学てんもんがくastronomy
- 天地てんちheaven and earth; the universe
- 天神てんじんheavenly god; heavenly gods
- 悪天候あくてんこうbad weather
- 好天こうてんfine weather
- 晴天せいてんfine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather
- 雨天うてんrainy weather
- 天災てんさいnatural calamity; disaster
- 炎天えんてんblazing heat; scorching sun
- 仰天ぎょうてんbeing amazed; being horrified
- 先天せんてんinherent; innate
- 先天性せんてんせいhereditary; congenital
- 先天的せんてんてきinborn; innate
- 別天地べってんちanother world
- 吉祥天きっしょうてんSri-mahadevi (consort of Vaishravana)
- 四天王してんのうthe Four Heavenly Kings (Dhrtarastra, Virudhaka, Virupaksa, and Vaisravana)
- 天ぷらてんぷらtempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
- 天丼てんどんtempura served over a bowl of rice
- 天動説てんどうせつPtolemaic theory; geocentric model
- 天台てんだいTendai sect (of Buddhism)
- 天台宗てんだいしゅうTendai sect (of Buddhism)
- 天命てんめいGod's will; heaven's decree
- 天女てんにょheavenly nymph; celestial maiden
- 天守閣てんしゅかくcastle tower; keep
- 天寿てんじゅnatural span of life
- 天幕てんまくdecorative curtain hung from the ceiling
- 天引きてんびきdeduction in advance (of tax, interest, etc.)
- 天性てんせいnature; natural constitution
- 天敵てんてきnatural enemy
- 天明てんめいdawn; daybreak
- 天気予報てんきよほうweather forecast; weather report
- 天気図てんきずweather map
- 天満宮てんまんぐうTenmangu shrine (shrine dedicated to Sugawara no Michizane's spirit)
- 天然温泉てんねんおんせんnatural hot spring
- 天然痘てんねんとうsmallpox; variola
- 天狗てんぐtengu; long-nosed goblin
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 天下りあまくだりretiring high-ranking government officials taking a lucrative job in a private or semi-private corporation
- 天の川あまのがわMilky Way; luminous band corresponding to the plane of the galaxy
- 天の河あまのがわMilky Way; luminous band corresponding to the plane of the galaxy
Other readings
- 天皇てんのうEmperor of Japan
- 天皇陛下てんのうへいかHis Majesty the Emperor
- 天皇制てんのうせいthe Emperor System
- 天下一品てんかいっぴんbest article under heaven; peerless
- 天変地異てんぺんちいnatural disaster; cataclysm
- 天日てんぴthe sun; sunlight
Showing the 60 most common of 988 words. See them all in the graph.
Kanji that often appear with 天
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