“Sky” or “Heaven” in Japanese kanji, and the Stroke Order and Meanings of Kanji “天”
Japanese Jouyou-kanji “天” means “One’s nature”, “Weather” or “Summit” etc.
Jouyou Kanji “天”
Jouyou Kanji “天” Stroke Order
| Stroke # | 4 Strokes |
|---|---|
| On-Yomi | てん(ten) |
| Kun-Yomi | あま(ama) |
| あめ(ame) | |
| そら(sora) | |
| Meanings | Sky |
| God, The Creator | |
| Nature | |
| One’s nature, By nature | |
| Fate, Destiny | |
| Emperor | |
| Weather, Climate | |
| Heaven | |
| Top, Summit |
Kanji words which contain Kanji “天”, and their meanings
| Words | Meanings |
|---|---|
| 天翔ける(あまかける or あまがける-a ma ka ke ru (or) a ma ga ke ru) | Soar, Fly high, Fly upwards, Fly high in the sky |
| 天下り(あまくだり-a ma ku da ri) | ① To descend from heaven to the human world, ② Golden parachuting, Appointment of a former government official to a responsible position in a private company |
| 天津(あまつ-a ma tsu) | Heavenly, Imperial |
| 天津(てんしん-te n shi n) | Tianjin (China) |
| 天の川(あまのがわ-a ma no ga wa) | Milky way |
| 天の邪鬼(あまのじゃく-a ma no ja ku) | ① Contrariness, Perverseness, Cussedness, Contrary person, ② Antagonistic demon in Japanese folklore |
| 天の原(あまのはら-a ma no ha ra) | Sky, Heaven |
| 天為(てんい-te n i) | Providential, Natural |
| 天意(てんい-te n i) | Divine will, Providence |
| 天衣無縫(てんいむほう-te n i mu ho u) | Guiltless, Innocent, Clean-handed, Ingenuous |
| 天運(てんうん-te n u n) | Destiny, Will of Heaven, Luck, Fate |
| 天恩(てんおん-te n o n) | ① Blessings of heaven, Blessings of nature, ② Favor of emperor, Goodness of the Emperor |
| 天下(てんか-te n ka) | World, Whole country |
| 天下一品(てんかいっぴん-te n ka i ppi n) | Best article under heaven, Peerless |
| 天外(てんがい-te n ga i) | Beyond the heavens, Farthest regions |
| 天涯(てんがい-te n ga i) | Far country, Distant land |
| 天蓋(てんがい-te n ga i) | ① Canopy, Dome, ② Priestly minstrel’s reed hood, Reed hood worn by Komuso priests |
| 天花粉(てんかふん-te n ka fu n) | Snake-gourd powder |
| 天漢(てんかん-te n ka n) | Milky Way |
| 天顔(てんがん-te n ga n) | Emperor’s countenance |
| 天眼(てんがん or てんげん-te n ga n (or) te n ge n) | Clairvoyance, Second sight, Extrasensory perception |
| 天眼通(てんがんつう or てんげんつう-te n ga n tsu u (or) te n ge n tsu u) | Clairvoyance, Second sight, e.s.p., Extrasensory perception, ESP |
| 天気(てんき-te n ki) | Weather |
| 天機(てんき-te n ki) | ① Secret of nature, Profound secret, ② Emperor’s health, Emperor’s well-being |
| 天球(てんきゅう-te n kyu u) | Celestial sphere, The heavens |
| 天金(てんきん-te n ki n) | Gilt top (book) |
| 天狗(てんぐ-te n gu) | ① Tengu, Red-faced and long-nosed goblin said to reside deep in the mountains, ② Bragging, Conceit, Braggart, Boaster, Conceited person |
| 天空(てんくう-te n ku u) | Sky, Air, Ether, Firmament, The heavens |
| 天空海闊(てんくうかいかつ-te n ku u ka i ka tsu) | The open sky and the serene sea, As open as the sky and serene as the sea, Magnanimous |
| 天刑(てんけい-te n ke i) | Divine punishment |
| 天啓(てんけい-te n ke i) | Divine revelation |
| 天恵(てんけい-te n ke i) | Heaven’s blessing, Gift of nature, Natural resources |
| 天険(てんけん-te n ke n) | Natural defences, Steep place |
| 天譴(てんけん-te n ke n) | Divine punishment |
| 天工(てんこう-te n ko u) | Work of nature |
| 天候(てんこう-te n ko u) | Weather, Climate |
| 天国(てんごく-te n go ku) | Heaven, Paradise |
| 天才(てんさい-te n sa i) | Genius, Prodigy |
| 天災(てんさい-te n sa i) | Natural disaster, Natural calamity, Act of God |
| 天際(てんさい-te n sa i) | Horizon |
| 天蚕糸(てんさんし or てぐす-te n sa n shi (or) te gu su) | Silkworm gut, Catgut |
| 天子(てんし-te n shi) | Emperor |
| 天使(てんし-te n shi) | Angel, Cherub |
| 天資(てんし-te n shi) | ① Nature, ② Endowment, Natural endowment, Gift, Talent |
| 天竺(てんじく-te n ji ku) | India |
| 天質(てんしつ-te n shi tsu) | ① Nature, ② Endowment, Natural endowment, Gift, Talent |
| 天日(てんじつ or てんぴ-te n ji tsu (or) te n pi) | The sun, Sunlight, Heat of the sun |
| 天日塩(てんじつえん or てんぴえん-te n ji tsu e n (or) te n pi e n) | Sun-dried salt, solar salt |
| 天爵(てんしゃく-te n sha ku) | True merit, Natural nobility, Aristocracy of nature |
| 天主(てんしゅ-te n shu) | Lord of Heaven, God |
| 天主教(てんしゅきょう-te n shu kyo u) | Roman Catholicism |
| 天寿(てんじゅ-te n ju) | One’s natural term of existence, Natural span of life |
| 天授(てんじゅ-te n ju) | Natural gifts, Heaven-sent |
| 天守閣(てんしゅかく-te n shu ka ku) | Castle tower, Keep, Donjon |
| 天助(てんじょ-te n jo) | Divine aid |
| 天象(てんしょう-te n sho u) | Weather condition, Atmospheric condition, Astronomical phenomena, Celestial phenomena |
| 天上(てんじょう-te n jo u) | Heavens, Skies, Heaven, Deva realm |
| 天上天下唯我独尊(てんじょうてんげゆいがどくそん-te n jo u te n ge yu i ga do ku so n) | I am my own Lord throughout heaven and earth (words supposedly recited by Buddha on his birth) |
| 天井(てんじょう-te n jo u) | Ceiling, Plafond |
| 天壌(てんじょう-te n njo u) | Heaven and earth |
| 天職(てんしょく-te n sho ku) | ① Vocation, Lifework, Calling, ② Sacred task (esp. the emperor’s rule over the nation) |
| 天心(てんしん-te n shi n) | ① Zenith, ② Divine will, Providence |
| 天真(てんしん-te n shi n) | Ingenuous, Innocent |
| 天真爛漫(てんしんらんまん-te n shi n ra n ma n) | Innocent, Naive, Artless, Unaffected, Genuine, Childlike |
| 天人(てんじん-te n ji n) | Heavenly being, Celestial being, Celestial nymph, Celestial maiden |
| 天神(てんじん-te n ji n) | ① Heavenly god, Heavenly gods, ② Spirit of Sugawara no Michizane |
| 天水(てんすい-te n su i) | Rain water, Meteoric water |
| 天成(てんせい-te n se i) | Product of nature, Designed by nature |
| 天声(てんせい-te n se i) | Heavenly voice, Thunder |
| 天性(てんせい-te n se i) | Nature, Natural constitution, Innate disposition |
| 天孫(てんそん-te n so n) | Descendant of a go, Heavenly grandson |
| 天体(てんたい-te n ta i) | Heavenly body, Celestial body, Astronomical object |
| 天地(てんち-te n chi) | World, Top and bottom, Heaven and earth |
| 天地神明(てんちしんめい-te n chi shi n me i) | The gods of heaven and earth |
| 天地無用(てんちむよう-te n chi mu yo u) | Do not turn upside down |
| 天誅(てんちゅう-te n chu u) | Punishment from Heaven, Divine punishment |
| 天頂(てんちょう-te n cho u) | Zenith, Vertex |
| 天朝(てんちょう-te n cho u) | Imperial court |
| 天聴(てんちょう-te n cho u) | Emperor’s knowledge |
| 天寵(てんちょう-te n cho u) | ① Special blessings bestowed by heaven (God or nature), ② The favor of the Emperor |
| 天長節(てんちょうせつ-te n cho u se tsu) | Emperor’s Birthday (national holiday held from 1868 to 1948) |
| 天帝(てんてい-te n te i) | Shangdi (supreme deity in ancient Chinese religion), The Lord of Heaven, God of Providence |
| 天敵(てんてき-te n te ki) | Natural enemy, Predator |
| 天堂(てんどう-te n do u) | Heaven, Paradise, City of God |
| 天道(てんどう-te n do u) | ① Deity, ② Path in the heavens, ③ Celestial path, Celestial motion, ④ Deva realm (svarga) |
| 天綴じ(てんとじ-te n to ji) | A bookbinding method in which the top edge of the booklet is bound together with wire or glue |
| 天丼(てんどん-te n do n) | Tempura donburi, Tempura served over a bowl of rice |
| 天南星(てんなんしょう-te n na n sho u) | Tennansyo, Jack-in-the-pulpit, Cobra lily (plant of genus Arisaema) |
| 天女(てんにょ-te n nyo) | Heavenly maiden, Celestial maiden, Nymph of paradise |
| 天然(てんねん-te n ne n) | ① Nature, Native, Natural, ② Natural airhead |
| 天然記念物(てんねんきねんぶつ-te n ne n ki ne n bu tsu) | Natural monument, Natural Treasure |
| 天然痘(てんねんとう-te n ne n to u) | Smallpox, Variola |
| 天皇(てんのう-te n no u) | Emperor, Emperor of Japan |
| 天馬(てんば or てんま-te n ba (or) te n ma) | Flying horse, Pegasus |
| 天罰(てんばつ-te n ba tsu) | Divine punishment, Wrath of God, Heaven’s judgment, Justice of heaven, Nemesis |
| 天日(てんぴ-te n pi) | The sun, Sunlight, Heat of the sun |
| 天火(てんぴ-te n pi) | Oven |
| 天引き(てんびき-te n bi ki) | Deduction in advance (of tax, interest etc) |
| 天秤(てんびん-te n bi n) | Balance, Scale |
| 天稟(てんぴん-te n pi n) | Natural talents, Innate talent, Natural ability |
| 天賦(てんぷ-te n pu) | Natural endowment, Natural gift, Natural talent |
| 天袋(てんぶくろ-te n bu ku ro) | Storage space above a closet |
| 天物(てんぶつ-te n bu tsu) | ① Thing bestowed from heaven, Products of nature, ② A product of unparalleled excellence in this world |
| 天麩羅(てんぷら-te n pu ra) | Tempura, Deepfried fish or vegetables |
| 天分(てんぶん-te n bu n) | Innate nature or talents, One’s natural endowments or gifts |
| 天辺(てんぺん-te n pe n) | ① Far end of sky, Skyline, ② skyline, ③ Distant land |
| 天辺(てっぺん-te ppe n) | Vertex, Summit, Top, Peak |
| 天変(てんぺん-te n pe n) | Irregular natural phenomenon (occurring in the sky) |
| 天魔(てんま-te n ma) | Fiend, Demon, Daimon, Devil, Daemon |
| 天幕(てんまく-te n ma ku) | ① Decorative curtain hung from the ceiling, ② Tent, Pavilion, Marquee |
| 天窓(てんまど-te n ma do) | Skylights, Roof skylight |
| 天命(てんめい-te n me i) | ① God’s will, Heaven’s decree, Mandate of Heaven, Fate, Karma, Destiny, ② One’s life, One’s lifespan |
| 天明(てんめい-te n me i) | ① Dawn, Daybreak, ② Tenmei era (1781.4.2-1789.1.25) |
| 天網恢恢疎にして漏らさず(てんもうかいかいそにしてもらさず-te n mo u ka i ka i so ni shi te mo ra sa zu) | Heaven’s net has large meshes, but nothing escapes |
| 天目(てんもく-te n mo ku) | Tenmoku, Tenmoku tea-bowl, Ceramics (esp. tea bowls) with a dark glaze that resembles oil spotting |
| 天文(てんもん-te n mo n) | ① Astronomy, ② Tenbun era (1532.7.29-1555.10.23) |
| 天佑(てんゆう-te n yu u) | Divine aid, Divine grace, Providential help |
| 天与(てんよ-te n yo) | Godsend, Heaven’s gift |
| 天籟(てんらい-te n ra i) | Sound of wind, The beautiful sounds emanating from nature and the universe |
| 天覧(てんらん-te n ra n) | Emperor’s inspection |
| 天理(てんり-te n ri) | Natural laws, Rule of heaven |
| 天理教(てんりきょう-te n ri kyo u) | Tenrikyo (Shinto sect) |
| 天領(てんりょう-te n ryo u) | ① Imperial lands, Area under direct control of the Emperor, ② Shogun’s demesne, Area under direct control of the shogun |
| 天倫(てんりん-te n ri n) | The natural principles that bring harmony to all things, Natural order of human relationships inherent from birth, such as those between parents and children or siblings |
| 天を仰いで唾す(てんをあおいでつばきす-te n wo a o i de tsu ba ki su) | If you try to harm someone, end up suffering the consequences yourself (being punished) |
| 一天(いってん-i tte n) | Whole sky, Sphere, Heavens, Eempyrean, Firmament, Celestial sphere |
| 有頂天(うちょうてん-u cho u te n) | Ecstasy, Rapture, Transport, Exaltation, Raptus |
| 雨天(うてん-u te n) | Rainy weather, Rainfall, Rain |
| 炎天(えんてん-e n te n) | Blazing heat, Scorching sun, Burning sun |
| 回天(かいてん-ka i te n) | ① Restoration, Changing the world, ② Kaiten, Manned suicide torpedo used by the Japanese navy in WWII |
| 寒天(かんてん-ka n te n) | Agar, Agar-agar |
| 九天(きゅうてん-kyu u te n) | Sky, Heavens, Palace |
| 仰天(ぎょうてん-gyo u te n) | Amazement, Astonishment, Being horrified, Being taken aback |
| 暁天(ぎょうてん-gyo u te n) | Dawn, Sunup, Daybreak, Cockcrow, Dawning, Sunrise |
| 荒天(こうてん-ko u te n) | Storm, Stormy weather, Severe weather |
| 後天(こうてん-ko u te n) | Posteriori, Posteriority, Subsequence, Subsequentness |
| 在天(ざいてん-za i te n) | In heaven, Heavenly |
| 秋天(しゅうてん-shu u te n) | Clear autumn sky |
| 春天(しゅんてん-shu n te n) | Mild and gentle sunlight spring weather |
| 昇天(しょうてん-sho u te n) | ① Ascension (into heaven), Rising to heaven, ② Death |
| 上天(じょうてん-jo u te n) | ① Sky, Heavens, ② God, The Lord, The Creator, The Supreme Being, ③ Ascension (into heaven) |
| 青天(せいてん-se i te n) | Blue sky |
| 晴天(せいてん-se i te n) | Fair weather, Clear sky |
| 雪天(せつてん-se tsu te n) | Snowy sky, Snowfall weather |
| 先天(せんてん-se n te n) | Inherent, Innate, Congenital |
| 蒼天(そうてん-so u te n) | Blue sky, Azure sky |
| 中天(ちゅうてん-chu u te n) | Mid-air, Mid-heaven, Zenith |
| 冬天(とうてん-to u te n) | Winter sky, Wintry weather |
| 東天(とうてん-to u te n) | Eastern sky |
| 曇天(どんてん-do n te n) | Cloudy sky, Cloudy weather, Overcast |
| 南天(なんてん-na n te n) | ① Southern sky, ② Heavenly bamboo |
| 満天(まんてん-ma n te n) | Whole sky, Whole heavens |
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