天 (amatsu) Kanji Meaning: "Heavens" | Learn Kanji with Pictures

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Drawing: A line above a big person's head: the sky, the heavens.

天 means heavens

sky, imperial

A line above a big person's head: the sky, the heavens.

On'yomi

  • テンten

Kun'yomi

  • あまつamatsu
  • あめame
  • あまama

How it's built

  • 一one
  • 大big

Common words

  • 天てんsky
  • 雨天うてんrainy weather
  • 天体てんたいheavenly body; celestial body
  • 天国てんごくparadise; heaven

Through history

  1. Oracle bone script form of 天Oracle bone
  2. Bronze script form of 天Bronze
  3. Seal script form of 天Seal
  4. Today

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