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。