Word details
天
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 天.
Dictionary
Entry
1
sky
Examples
彼は天を仰いだ。
He looked up at the sky.
2
Christianity
heaven
Examples
縁組は天でなされる。
Marriage is made in heaven.
3
God
4
Buddhism
svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth)
5
Buddhism
deva (divine being of Buddhism)
6
top (of a book)
7
sole (of a Japanese sandal)
8
beginning; start
9
Abbreviation
tempura
10
Abbreviation; Obsolete term
India
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
天
heavens, sky, imperial
4 strokesFrequency 512JLPT N4Grade 1
On
テン
Kun
あまつあめあま-
Nanori
あきあもたたかしてなま
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