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天 kanji
heavens, sky, imperial
- JLPT level
- N5 (unofficial)
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- N5 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 4
- School grade
- Grade 1 (elementary school)
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テン
Kun readings
あまつあめあま-
Words with 天
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —天才と狂人は紙一重there's but a fine line between genius and insanity
- —史跡名勝天然記念物historic sites, places of scenic beauty and natural monuments
- —管の穴から天を覗くto have a narrow view of things
- —修身斉家治国平天下those who wish to rule the land must first cultivate their own characters, then manage their families, then govern their states; only then can they bring peace to the land
- —準天頂衛星システムquasi-zenith satellite system; QZSS
- —馬鹿と天才は紙一重there is but a fine line between genius and insanity
- —蟻の思いも天に届くyou can do anything if you set your mind to; even an ant's thoughts reach the heavens
- —鍵の穴から天を覗くto have a narrow view of things; to peep at the sky through a keyhole
- —針の穴から天を覗くto have a narrow view of things; to peek at the sky through the eye of a needle
- —水金地火木土天海冥(mnemonic for) Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto
- —後天性免疫不全症候群acquired immune deficiency syndrome; AIDS
- —天に向かって唾を吐くto harm oneself as a result of trying to harm someone else; to cut off one's nose to spite one's face; to turn to the sky and spit
- —先天性免疫不全症候群primary immunodeficiency syndrome
- —天に二物を与えられたgifted with two things (usu. beauty and intelligence)
- —葦の髄から天井を覗くto have a narrow view of things; to peek at the ceiling through the pith of a reed
- —葦の髄から天井のぞくto have a narrow view of things; to look at the ceiling through a reed
- —梵天丸もかくありたいI wish the same for myself
- —異常天候早期警戒情報early warning information on extreme weather
- —四天王寺国際仏教大学Shitennōji International Buddhist University
- —天は自ら助くる者を助くheaven helps those who help themselves