Kanji

天

天

heavens, sky, imperial

Kanji

Grade

Grade 1

Strokes

4 strokes

Radical

大部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

テン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

あまつ, あめ, あま-

Nanori (Name Reading)

あま, あめ, かみ, そら, たか, たかし

Common Readings

テン, あま, あめ

Example sentences

天 てん
彼 は 天 を 仰いで 、 深く ため息 を ついた 。

He looked up at the sky and sighed deeply.

死に しに
生き死に は 天 に 任せる 。

Life and death are left to heaven.

天井 てんじょう
古い 家 の 天井 に は 、 美しい 装飾 が 施されていた 。

The ceiling of the old house was decorated beautifully.

仰向け あおむけ
仰向け に 寝て 、 天井 を 見つめた 。

I lay on my back and stared at the ceiling.

天使 てんし
その 赤ん坊 は 、 まるで 天使 の よう な 寝顔 を していた 。

That baby was sleeping with the face of an angel.

天才 てんさい
彼 は 数学 の 天才 だ と 言われている 。

He is said to be a genius in mathematics.

いわゆる いわゆる
彼 は いわゆる 天才 だ 。

He is a so-called genius.

天気 てんき
明日 の 天気 は どう です か 。

What will the weather be like tomorrow?

いい いい
明日 は 天気 が いい から 、 晴れる

Tomorrow the weather will be nice, so it will be sunny.

天国 てんごく
ここ は まるで 天国 の ような 場所 だ 。

This place is just like heaven.

Example Vocabulary

天

てん

sky; heavens; providence

天井

てんじょう

ceiling; ceiling (price)

天使

てんし

angel; kind person

天才

てんさい

genius; prodigy

天気

てんき

weather

天国

てんごく

heaven; paradise

天然

てんねん

natural

天下

てんか

the whole world; the country; ruling power; peerless

いい天気

いいてんき

good weather; fine weather

天空

てんくう

sky; firmament; heavens

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