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天神

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 天神.

Dictionary

Entry

天神んじんNounFreq #31524
1

Also pronounced てんしん

heavenly god; heavenly gods

2

spirit of Sugawara no Michizane

3

Tenmangu shrine (dedicated to Michizane's spirit)

4

Colloquial

pit of a dried plum; dried plum

5

Abbreviation

tenjin hairstyle

6

prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)

7

tuning peg (on a biwa or shamisen)

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

heavens, sky, imperial

4 strokesFrequency 512JLPT N4Grade 1

On

テン

Kun

あまつあめあま-

Nanori

あきあもたかしなま

gods, mind, soul

9 strokesFrequency 347JLPT N2Grade 3

On

シンジン

Kun

かみかん-こう-

Nanori

かぐかなかもくまこはだま

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