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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
- —天盃emperor's gift cup
- —天引deduction in advance (of tax, interest, etc.)
- —天祐divine aid; divine grace; providential help
- —辨天Benten (goddess of arts and wisdom)
- —辯天Benten (goddess of arts and wisdom)
- —廻天changing the world; turning the tide; Kaiten; manned suicide torpedo used by the Japanese navy in WWII
- —天汁thin dipping sauce for tempura
- —天滓tenkasu; crunchy bits of fried batter left after cooking tempura
- —天華flowers that bloom in the heavens; paper flowers scattered before the Buddha's image
- —天桴balance wheel (in a watch); balance
- —御天気weather; mood; temper
- —印半天livery coat
- —円天井arched ceiling; vaulted ceiling; domed ceiling; circular ceiling
- —天狗咄boastful story; story about tengu
- —天道虫ladybug; ladybird; lady beetle; Asian lady beetle (Harmonia axyridis); harlequin ladybird
- —天麩羅tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
- —天婦羅tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
- —天プラtempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
- —天麸羅tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
- —弁才天Benzaiten; Saraswati; goddess of music, eloquence, art, wealth and water