天

Meaning

天 centers on the vast expanse above: the sky, the heavens, and by extension the imperial realm seen as divinely connected to the sky.

• 天てん
  N1

  sky

• 天使てんし

  angel

• 天才てんさい
  N2

  genius; prodigy; natural gift

• 天気てんき
  N5

  weather

• 天皇てんのう
  N2

  Emperor of Japan

• 天然てんねん
  N3

  nature; spontaneity

• 天国てんごく
  N2

  paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven

• 天井てんじょう
  N2

  ceiling

• 天下てんか
  N1

  the whole world

• 天候てんこう
  N3

  weather

• 天神てんじん

  heavenly god; heavenly gods

• 天ぷらてんぷら
  N5

  tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter

• 天狗てんぐ

  tengu; red-faced and long-nosed goblin said to reside deep in the mountains

• 天体てんたい
  N1

  heavenly body; celestial body; astronomical object

• 天地てんち
  N1

  heaven and earth; the universe; the world; nature

• 天皇陛下てんのうへいか

  His Majesty the Emperor

• 天文学てんもんがく

  astronomy

• 仰天ぎょうてん

  being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback

• 晴天せいてん
  N1

  fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies

• 天文てんもん

  astronomy

• 悪天候あくてんこう

  bad weather

• 天辺てっぺん
  N1

  top; summit; apex; peak

• 雨天うてん
  N1

  rainy weather

• 露天風呂ろてんぶろ

  open-air bath; rotenburo; rotemburo

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