Kanji

What does the kanji 天 mean?

天 means sky, heaven. On'yomi テン. Kun'yomi あまつ、あめ、あま-.

Quick facts
On'yomiテン
Kun'yomiあまつ、あめ、あま-
Strokes4
Main radical大
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N5
On'yomi テンKun'yomi あまつ、あめ、あま-
N5 · estimated, JLPT framework4 strokes

sky, heaven

Memory hook

A big person (大) with one line (一) drawn right above their head — HEAVEN, SKY.

Main radical

大big 3 strokes

Stroke order · 4 strokes

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4

Common words

More words with this kanji

  • 天気予報てんきよほうweather forecast
  • 天候てんこうweather
  • 天然てんねんnatural
  • 天皇てんのうthe Emperor of Japan
  • 天てんheaven, sky
  • 天下てんかthe whole world, the realm
  • 天体てんたいcelestial body
  • 天国てんごくheaven, paradise
  • 天地てんちheaven and earth, the universe; top and bottom
  • 天才てんさいgenius
  • 天災てんさいnatural disaster
  • 晴天せいてんclear sky, fine weather
  • 雨天うてんrainy weather
  • 先天的せんてんてきcongenital, innate

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Data sources and licences

English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

N5–N1 levels on this page are estimates based on the JLPT framework, drawn from community benchmarks. GoMe Nihongo is not affiliated with the Japan Foundation or JEES, which administer the JLPT.