【天】(ama, ame, ten/ sky, heaven) Japanese Kanji / JLPT N5

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In this time, I will introduce the Kanji character 天.

How to read

① Onyomi (Chinese reading)

The on-readings are
・てん　ten

For example,

・天気　てんき　ten-ki
It means weather
This is a general expression

・天候　てんこう　ten-kō
It means weather
This is a formal expression

・晴天　せいてん　sei-ten
It means clear sky

・雨天　うてん　u-ten
It means rainy weather

・炎天下　えんてんか　en-ten-ka
It means in the blazing heat
たくさんの人が炎天下で工事をしている　たくさんのひとがえんてんかでこうじをしている
Lots of people are doing construction work under the hot sun.

・天才　てんさい　ten-sai
It means genius

and so on.

② Kunyomi (Japanese reading)

Next, the kun-reading is
・あま　ama
・あめ　ame

For example,
・天の川　あまのがわ　ama no gawa
It means Milky Way

and so on.

③ Special reading

No special reading

Meanings

Next is the meaning of the kanji for 天.
This kanji is used in the next meanings
・sky
・heaven
・apex
・up

Radical

And the radical of this character is 大　dai
This character itself is a radical, a basic character.

Family name

Next, I will introduce family names. Here are some family names that are particularly common in Japan.
・天野　あまの　Amano

But not many.

Personal name

There are no specific well-known personal names using the Kanji for 天

Famous person

Next, I will introduce Japanese celebrities who use the Kanji 天
・天海 祐希　あまみゆうき　Amami Yūki
She is an actress.

・天野 浩　あまのひろし　Amano Hiroshi
He is an electronics engineer. He is a Nobel Prize winner.

・天野 之弥　あまのゆきや　Amano Yukiya
He was the Director General of the IAEA.

・天野 喜孝　あまのよしたか　Amano Yoshitaka
He is a character designer for the Final Fantasy series.

・岡倉 天心　おかくらてんしん　Okakura Tenshin
He is the author of The Book of Tea

・天海　てんかい　Tenkai
He is a monk. He was a close associate of Tokugawa Ieyasu and designed the city of Edo.

place

Next, I will introduce place names and tourist attractions that use the Chinese character for 天.
・天橋立　あまのはしだて　amano hashidate
It is a scenic spot located in Kyoto Prefecture.

Look-alikes

Here are some kanji that are similar to 天
・夫　ふ、おっと　fu, otto
It means husband

kanji that contain character 天 in their composition

Here are some kanji that contain character 天 in their composition
・奏　そう、かな-でる　sou, kana-deru
It means play an instrument

・蚕　さん、かいこ　san, kaiko
It means silkworm

・葵　き、あおい　ki, aoi
It means hollyhock

↓Other kanji characters can be found in the list here↓

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