天

Heavens

WaniKani level 2 JLPT N5 Joyo grade 1Top 500-1,000 · #5124 strokes

Meanings

Heavens, Sky, Imperial

On'yomi

てん

Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.

Kun'yomi

あまつ、あめ、あま-

Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.

Stroke order

天 is written in 4 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

About this kanji

天 (Heavens) is taught on WaniKani at level 2 and appears in the JLPT N5 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 1 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #512 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 4 strokes.

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Words using 天

お天気おてんきweather 悪天候あくてんこうbad weather 雨天うてんrainy weather 炎天えんてんblazing heat 楽天家らくてんかoptimist 楽天的らくてんてきoptimistic 仰天ぎょうてんbeing amazed 後天的こうてんてきacquired (e.g. characteristic)

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