天てん道とう

noun

the sun

Only with reading てんとう

Literary or poetic term for the sun, often personified or used in classical contexts. Reading is てんとう.

• 天てん道とうが照てりつける夏なつの日ひ。

  A summer day when the sun beats down.

noun

god of heaven and earth

Refers to a divine being ruling the cosmos, found in classical Japanese texts and religious contexts. Both てんとう and てんどう readings possible.

• 古こ事じ記きには天てん道とうの神かみについての記き述じゅつがある。

  In the Kojiki, there are descriptions of the god of heaven and earth.

noun

laws governing the heavens

Concept from classical Chinese philosophy and early Japanese thought, referring to the natural order or cosmic principles. Rare standalone use; mostly encountered in historical or philosophical texts.

• 天てん道とうに従したがって生いきるという考かんがえ方かたは、東とう洋よう思し想そうに根ね付づいている。

  The idea of living in accordance with the laws of heaven is rooted in Eastern thought.

noun

celestial path; celestial motion

Only with reading てんどう

Astronomical term for the apparent path or movement of celestial bodies. Reading てんどう is typical in this context.

• 惑わく星せいの天てん道どうを観かん測そくする。

  Observe the celestial path of the planets.

noun

deva realm; svarga

Only with reading てんどう

Buddhist term for the heavenly realm of devas, one of the six realms of existence (六道). Reading てんどう is standard in Buddhist contexts.

See also: 六道

• 六ろく道どうの一ひとつとして天てん道どうが説とかれる。

  The deva realm is expounded as one of the six realms.