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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