KANJI: TEN ame (heaven, sky)

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Character Etymology:

Originally written as a person standing with an exaggerated head symbolizing the upper part of something. By association it came to mean that from above.

A Listing of All On-Yomi and Kun-Yomi Readings:

on-yomi: TEN
kun-yomi: amatsu ame ama-

Nanori Readings:

Nanori: aki amo ta takashi te nama

English Definitions:

1. TEN: sky, air, heavens, celestial sphere, firmanment; heaven, Providence, God, Nature; destiny; weather, top, beginning.
2. ame: sky, heaven.
3. ama-: heavenly.
4. amatsu-: heavenly, imperial.

Character Index Numbers:

New Nelson: 1138
Henshall: 58

Unicode Encoded Version:

天

Unicode Encoded Compound Examples:

天女 (tennyo): heavenly maiden, goddess.
天火 (tenpi): oven.
天下り (amakudari): decent from heaven.

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