天

音読おんよみ: テン

訓読くんよみ: あま・あめ・そら

画数かくすう: 4

部首ぶしゅ: だい(大)

Meaning

Sky / Weather / Nature

  • 天気てんき — weather
  • 晴天せいてん — clear sky
  • 天才てんさい — genius
  • 天然てんねん — natural; spontaneous
  • 天国てんごく — heaven / paradise
  • 天下てんか — the world / under heaven

The character “天” originally represented a person’s head reaching toward the sky. It symbolizes heaven, sky, and things above us — often with a spiritual or natural tone.

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