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天 kanji
heavens, sky, imperial
- JLPT level
- N5 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N5 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 4
- School grade
- Grade 1 (elementary school)
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On readings
テン
Kun readings
あまつあめあま-
Words with 天
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —天引きdeduction in advance (of tax, interest, etc.)
- —格天井coffered ceiling
- —後天性acquired; a posteriori
- —野暮天boorishness; coarseness; stupidity
- —小天地a small world
- —怒髪天furious; infuriated
- —四天王the Four Heavenly Kings (Dhrtarastra, Virudhaka, Virupaksa, and Vaisravana); the big four (i.e. four leaders in a given field)
- —露天商street vendor; stallholder; stallkeeper
- —大黒天Mahakala (incarnation of Mahesvara); Daikokuten; god of wealth
- —満天下all over the world
- —天井値ceiling price
- —天目山line between victory and defeat
- —天狗茸panther cap (Amanita pantherina)
- —天竺葵geranium (Pelargonium inquinans)
- —天理教Tenrikyo (Shinto sect)
- —好天気fine weather
- —烏天狗small, crow-billed tengu
- —韋駄天Skanda (swift-footed guardian deity); great runner
- —天台宗Tendai sect (of Buddhism)
- —天つゆthin dipping sauce for tempura