JLPT N5 · 4 strokes
Kanji 天: "heavens, sky, imperial"
The kanji 天 means "heavens, sky, imperial". It is written with 4 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N5, read テン in on'yomi and あまつ, あめ, あま- in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
テン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
あまつあめあま-
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | heavens, sky, imperial |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 4 |
| JLPT level | N5 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 1 |
| Frequency rank | 512 of 2,501 |
Common words with 天
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 天sky · heaven
- 天井ceiling · ceiling price; (price) ceiling
- 天使angel
- 天才genius; prodigy; natural gift
- 天気weather · fair weather; fine weather
- 天国paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
- 天然nature; spontaneity · natural airhead
- 天下the whole world · the whole country
- 天辺top; summit; apex; peak · twelve o'clock (usu. midnight)
- 天地heaven and earth; the universe; the world; nature · land; world; realm; sphere
- 天候weather
- 天空sky; air; ether; firmament
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