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天与 (てんよ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

天てん与よ

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Meanings

1

godsend; heaven's gift

Refers to something received as a blessing from heaven or a stroke of extraordinary luck. Often used in formal or literary contexts.

この雨あめはまさに天てん与よの恵めぐみだ。
This rain is truly a godsend.

Expressions

天てん与よの資しnatural endowment; innate talent

Kanji

天heavens, sky, imperial
与bestow, participate in, give

Related words

天てん恵けい
天恵 also means 'heaven's blessing' but is less common and more literary than 天与.
僥ぎょう倖こう
僥倖 means 'unexpected good fortune' and emphasizes chance, while 天与 implies a divine or heavenly source.

Etymology

彼かれの才さい能のうは天てん与よのものと言いえる。

His talent can be called a heaven's gift.

Compound of 天 (heaven) and 与 (give). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning 'gift from heaven'.