九きゅう天てん

noun

sky; heavens; celestial palace

Classical Chinese-derived term for the highest heavens or the abode of deities. In Japanese, it appears mainly in historical, literary, or mythological contexts, not in ordinary conversation.

• 古ふるい漢かん詩しでは「九きゅう天てん」が天てん上じょうの宮きゅう殿でんを指さすことがある。

  In old Chinese-style poetry, 九天 can refer to a celestial palace.

• 「九きゅう天てん」という言こと葉ばは、神しん話わや伝でん説せつの中なかで最さい高こうの天てんを表あらわす。

  The word 九天 represents the highest heaven in myths and legends.