てん
Meanings
Noun
1. sky
He looked up at the sky while saying so.
2. heaven
3. God
We are beings chosen by Heaven.
4. svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth)
5. deva (divine being of Buddhism)
6. top (of a book)
7. sole (of a Japanese sandal)
8. beginning; start
9. tempura
10. India
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (257 in total)
piling up high (food in a bowl); filling (a bowl); heaped bowl
tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
gelidium jelly strips (made from agar-agar); prostate orgasm
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
piling up high (food in a bowl); filling (a bowl); heaped bowl
genius; prodigy; natural gift
weather; fair weather; fine weather
(balance) scales; carrying pole; shoulder pole; thread take-up lever (on a sewing machine); spreader bar
Benten (goddess of arts and wisdom)
traditional short winter coat resembling a haori without gussets; livery coat; half the sky; mid-air; middle of the sky
beyond the heavens; farthest regions; furthest regions
southern sky; heavenly bamboo (Nandina domestica); nandina
angel
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
heaven and earth; the universe; land; world; top and bottom
divine punishment; wrath of God; justice of heaven; suitable punishment; just deserts; come-uppance
heavenly palace; sky
heavenly god; heavenly gods; spirit of Sugawara no Michizane; Tenmangu shrine (dedicated to Michizane's spirit); pit of a dried plum; dried plum; tenjin hairstyle
astronomy
tengen; central black dot on a go board; Tengen era (978.11.29-983.4.15); Tengen (professional title)
the whole world
heaven's punishment; divine punishment; well-deserved punishment; just punishment
freezing weather; cold weather; agar-agar; vegetable gelatin
to be ecstatically happy; to be on cloud nine; to be in seventh heaven
Śakra (Deva); Shakra; Indra; Shakra Devanam Indra; the king of heaven in Hindu mythology
Brahma (Hindu creator god); large staff with plaited paper streamers (used at religious festivals or as a sign); buoy (used in longline fishing, gillnetting, etc.); down puff (on the end of an ear pick)
weather; astronomical phenomena
heavenly being; celestial being; celestial nymph; celestial maiden
weather
deva and naga; heavenly dragon
tempura donburi; tempura served over a bowl of rice; (in comedy) repeating the same gag or silly line
rain water
boorishness; coarseness; stupidity
talcum powder
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
to tower extremely high; to pierce the sky; to overflow (with energy); to run high (of spirits, momentum, etc.); to surge (of a feeling)
top (of a table, counter, etc.); tabletop; countertop; top board; surface
open air
piling up high (food in a bowl); filling (a bowl); heaped bowl
optimism
tenmoku; ceramics (esp. tea bowls) with a dark glaze that resembles oil spotting; tenmoku tea-bowl; dark-glazed conical tea-bowl of Chinese origin
deduction in advance (of tax, interest, etc.)
water and sky; Varuna; Vedic god of water and sky (adopted into Buddhism as god of water and protector of the west)
Benzaiten; Saraswati; goddess of music, eloquence, art, wealth and water
Tendai sect (of Buddhism)
in the open; the open air
heaven's vengeance; heaven's net
tenkasu; crunchy bits of fried batter left after cooking tempura
Sri-mahadevi (consort of Vaishravana)
the ancestral Sun Goddess
Vaisravana (one of the Four Heavenly Kings)
Virudhaka (Buddhist deity)
natural products
Ten'ō era (781.1.1-782.8.19)
divine aid
eeny, meeny, miny, moe; eenie, meenie, minie, moe
god of heaven and the earth; laws governing the heavens; celestial path; celestial motion; deva realm (svarga)
decorative curtain hung from the ceiling; tent; pavilion; marquee
top of the head; crown of the head
the heavens; the skies; heaven; deva realm; ascending to heaven; death
natural enemy
the heavens; the skies; celestial sphere; heavenly realm; deva realm
God's will; heaven's decree; mandate of Heaven; one's life; one's lifespan
emperor; ruler (with a heavenly mandate); heavenly being; celestial being
heavenly garment
deva and naga; heavenly dragon
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
heavenly body; celestial body; astronomical object
naivete
the whole sky; the firmament; the heavens; the empyrean
heaven and earth; top and bottom
demon of the sixth heaven in the realm of desire who tries to prevent people from doing good
vocation; lifework; sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation); prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)
skylight
to tower extremely high; to pierce the sky; to overflow (with energy); to run high (of spirits, momentum, etc.); to surge (of a feeling)
mid-air; mid-heaven; zenith
heaven; paradise
castle tower
dawn; daybreak; Tenmei era (1781.4.2-1789.1.25)
Tenshō era (1573.7.28-1592.12.8)
the heavenly eye; rolling back one's eyes during convulsions
God and man; heaven and man
Lord of Heaven; God
night sky
heavenly voice; off the record instructions; influential person's opinion; powerful person's verdict
celestial sphere; the heavens
God's gift; God's blessing; grace of God; godsend
one's nature; talents; destiny; mission; sphere of activity
to die; to ascend to heaven
Tenpyō era (729.8.5-749.4.14); Tenbyō era; Tenhei era
all heaven
changing the world; turning the tide; Kaiten; manned suicide torpedo used by the Japanese navy in WWII
divine will; providence
weather; sky colour; sky color
destiny; will of Heaven; luck
fine weather
blazing heat; scorching sun
Uranus (planet)
to fall from heaven (the sky)
godsend; gift from providence
naturally curly hair
sixth heaven (of the desire realm)
natural laws; rule of heaven
strategic point; crucial time; watershed; crunch
to leave to chance; to resign oneself to one's fate; to leave the rest to heaven
celestial world; heaven
natural span of life
naturally occurring; nature; disposition; vocation; calling
pillars supporting heaven
heaven's dispensation; divine providence; plan of nature
the eastern sky
heavenly immortal (in Taoism)
secret of nature; profound secret; disposition; character; emperor's health; emperor's well-being
Benzaiten; Saraswati; goddess of music, eloquence, art, wealth and water
Ptolemaic theory; geocentric model; geocentrism
heavenly beings shown flying around the main image in a temple; Feitian (2008 Chinese space suit)
inherent; innate
imperial court
shogun's demesne; area under direct control of the shogun; imperial lands; area under direct control of the Emperor
natural law; rule of heaven
natural defences; natural defenses; steep place
thunder
divine punishment
the whole world; throughout heaven and earth
Marici (Buddhist god of war)
fire caused by lightning
imperial authority; imperial majesty
zenith; divine will; providence
imperial coronation crown; celestial crown; crown worn by Buddha and celestial beings
heavenly; divine; inspired; heaven sent
God doesn't give with both hands; God does not give two gifts; heaven does not grant people more than one talent
descendant of a god; heavenly grandson
heavenly hosts
Mahakala (incarnation of Mahesvara); Daikokuten; god of wealth
Tenna era (1681.9.29-1684.2.21); Tenwa era
Yuanshi Tianzun (one of the supreme divinities of Taoism)
Tentoku era (957.10.27-961.2.16)
lower heavens (esp. the heaven of the Four Heavenly Kings, the lowest of the six heavens of the desire realm); heaven of enjoying emanations
sky; the heavens; God; the Lord; ascension (into heaven)
(being in) high spirits
thin dipping sauce for tempura
the three deities (Marici, Mahakala, Sarasvati); the three celestials (Shiva, Vishnu and Brahma)
various deities; the gods
sky; heavens; palace
point of heaven; corner of the sky
twelve devas (esp. of the Shingon sect)
Sri-mahadevi (consort of Vaishravana)
Ten'ichijin; Nakagami; god of fortune in Onmyōdō who descends to the northeast on the 46th day of the sexagenary cycle and completes a clockwise circuit, spending five days on each cardinal point and six days on each ordinal point, returning to heaven from the north on the 30th day of the next sexagenary cycle; travelling in the direction of Ten'ichijin is considered unlucky
style of classical Japanese swordsmanship involving use of two swords
to harm oneself as a result of trying to harm someone else; to cut off one's nose to spite one's face; (lit.) to spit at the sky
Ministry of State (Zhou dynasty China)
natural talents
Tenbun era (1532.7.29-1555.10.23)
magnifying glass (esp. in physiognomy, palm reading, etc.)
gods of heaven and earth
work of nature
the full scope of the heavens; 360 degrees; one full revolution of Earth; twelve years; one full cycle of the Chinese calendar
upper surface; top side
Cheondoism; Chondoism; Korean religion
(Roman) Catholicism
corduroy; corded velveteen
celestial axis
sky lantern (light paper lantern elevated by hot air from the flame)
Tenroku era (970.3.25-973.12.20)
main southern gate of the Heian Palace's reception compound
Tusita heaven (one of the six heavens of the desire realm); Tushita
bad weather
blessings of heaven; favour of emperor; favor of emperor; divination's luckiest day; blessings of nature
Sirius (star in the constellation Canis Major); Alpha Canis Majoris; the Dog Star
Tenchō era (824.1.5-834.1.3)
earth and heaven; human and heavenly beings
earth and heaven; human and heavenly beings
white deep-fried kamaboko
white deep-fried kamaboko
heaven helps those who help themselves
gilt top (book)
in heaven; heavenly
pedestrian mall; car-free pedestrian mall; (lit.) pedestrian paradise
to soar high (building, etc.)
Milky Way
Mahesvara (Shiva in the Buddhist pantheon)
earth-shaking
heaven of the thirty-three; one of the six heavens of the desire realm
onigiri with shrimp tempura filling
natural products
nature; natural elements
imperial throne
revere heaven, love people
chicken tempura (specialty of Oita prefecture)
heaven of the Four Great Kings; one of the six heavens of the desire realm
murder will out; truth will out; bad deeds will always be discovered; (lit.) heaven will know, earth will know, I will know, people will know
vault of heaven; whole world
the six domains of the desire realm; the six heavens of the desire realm
deva; celestial being
deva; celestial being
celestial poles
horizon
true merit; natural nobility
Tenshō era (1131.1.29-1132.8.11)
Yama (as protector deity of the south in esoteric Buddhism)
silk velvet
auspicious day for any activity (according to the traditional calendar)
celestial equator
providential; natural
emperor's work
box lunch with tempura
Tennin era (1108.8.3-1110.7.13)
celestial coordinates
Mahesvara (Shiva in the Buddhist pantheon)
gifted with two things (usu. beauty and intelligence)
faith will move mountains
right triumphs over wrong, law triumphs over right, power triumphs over law, heaven triumphs over power; no man can oppose the divine
right triumphs over wrong, law triumphs over right, power triumphs over law, heaven triumphs over power; no man can oppose the divine
to have a narrow view of things; (lit.) to peek at the sky through the eye of a needle
weather conditions
heaven-shaking event; earth-shattering occurrence
sphere of fixed stars (in the Ptolemaic system)
there's no flying from fate; you can't fight fate
sincerity can move heaven
Way of the Celestial Masters (ancient Chinese Daoist movement orig. known as The Way of the Five Pecks of Rice)
tempura soba without the noodles; missing the vital element
heaven of enjoying emanations; one of the six heavens of the desire realm
Wei-To (temple guardian sometimes confused with Vajrapani)
to have a narrow view of things
tuning peg (on a biwa or shamisen)
day of Ten'ichijin's first ascension to heaven in a year (the 30th day of the first sexagenary cycle of the year)
rise of the dragon (bringing rain around the time of the spring equinox)
tapestry turban (species of turban shell, Turbo petholatus)
to have a narrow view of things; (lit.) to look at the sky through a tube
you can do anything if you set your mind to; (lit.) even an ant's thoughts reach the heavens
Tiangong (Chinese space program)
to have a narrow view of things; (lit.) to peep at the sky through a keyhole
murder will out; truth will out; bad deeds will always be discovered; (lit.) heaven will know, earth will know, I will know, you will know
to have a narrow view of things; (lit.) to peek at the sky through the eye of a needle
top button (on a cap); squatchee
qian (hexagram 1 of the I Ching: heaven, the creative)
tai (hexagram 11 of the I Ching: peace)
da you (hexagram 14 of the I Ching: possession in great measure)
da zhuang (hexagram 34 of the I Ching: the power of the great)
Rakuten; Rakuten (Japanese Internet and information conglomerate)
Tianwen (Chinese interplanetary mission); Heavenly Questions (classical Chinese poem)
Universal Peace Federation (affiliate of the Unification Church); UPF
Mount Shinten
Shōtenkyō Station
Examples (13 in total)
Heaven did not abandon us.
I raise both hands toward the sky and surrender.
I will wipe out evil in Heaven's stead.