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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
- —天文博士(ritsuryō system) teacher responsible for training in astronomy, astrology, calendar-making, etc.
- —露天商人street vendor; stallholder; stallkeeper
- —竜天栄螺tapestry turban (species of turban shell, Turbo petholatus)
- —天の美禄alcohol
- —天変地夭natural disaster
- —天然染料natural dye
- —天候相場weather-driven market; weather-dependent market
- —電波天体radio star
- —天秤押しpressing the top of a pickle vat by hanging a weight on a staff, used as a lever (in Kyoto suguki pickle making)
- —楽変化天heaven of enjoying emanations; one of the six heavens of the desire realm
- —とう利天heaven of the thirty-three; one of the six heavens of the desire realm
- —天然由来naturally derived; naturally occurring
- —三尊天井head and shoulders (chartist pattern)
- —天文時計astronomical clock
- —天然繊維natural fibers; natural fibres
- —天下布武unify the nation by force; spread military force under the heavens
- —水天循環hydrologic cycle; water cycle
- —組入天井latticed ceiling
- —嫌な天気bad weather; nasty weather
- —一天地六die; dice