テン
Meanings
Noun
1. そら。天空。
2. 空模様、気象。
3. 運命的なもの。
4. 万物を主宰する存在。神、創造主、造物主、天帝。
5. 多くの宗教において、神々が住むとされる世界。
6. 上。直立時の頭の方向。(書物、絵画などにおいて)垂直に置いたときに上になる方。水平に置いたときに読み手から見て遠い方。
7. 漢文読み下しにおいて、次に「地」の付せられた字に続くことを表す記号。
Pitch accent
Used in vocabulary (221 in total)
① 天の神。高天原の天津神。② 天満宮。③ 梅干しの胚乳。
tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
① 万物に通じる天の理。
Benten (goddess of arts and wisdom)
gelidium jelly strips (made from agar-agar); prostate orgasm
sixth heaven (of the desire realm)
southern sky; heavenly bamboo (Nandina domestica); nandina
naturally curly hair
① 降水があるかないか、雲が多いか少いかといった、空の様子。また、気圧・気温・風向・風速などの大気の状態やその変化のこと。② 語義1のうち特に晴れていること。天候がよいこと③ 天子の機嫌の漢語表現。皇帝・天皇・主君などの機嫌。御天気、御機嫌。
① 棒の両端に重量のあるものを取り付け、間の一点でつりあうようにしたもの。はかりや物を運搬する際に用いる方法。② 語義1の方法を用いたはかりである天秤ばかりの略称。
water and sky; Varuna; Vedic god of water and sky (adopted into Buddhism as god of water and protector of the west)
① 天命を受け、天下を治める者。中国などにおいては皇帝、日本においては天皇。
corduroy; corded velveteen
① 天気と気候の間の短期的な大気の状態
beyond the heavens; farthest regions; furthest regions
① 屋根の無い所。
tempura donburi; tempura served over a bowl of rice; (in comedy) repeating the same gag or silly line
① 天からの使者。神の使い。精霊・守護天使② 天子(皇帝)からの使い。
① 天と地。② 天の神と地の神。③ あめつちの詞の略。平安初期に作られたかな覚えや、手習い用とされる語句。
① 生まれつきの性質。② 生まれながらに素質のあること。すぐれていること。
divine punishment; wrath of God; justice of heaven; suitable punishment; just deserts; come-uppance
① 人生は天から与えられた境遇としてくよくよしないで明るい見通しや考えを持つこと。
① 天の下。世界中。世間。世の中。② 国全体。国の支配権や影響力。ある分野での優勢な地位。③ 好き勝手に力を行使できること。そのような場。④ この上ないこと。特にひいでていること。
① 広々とした空。
heaven's punishment; divine punishment; well-deserved punishment; just punishment
traditional short winter coat resembling a haori without gussets; livery coat; half the sky; mid-air; middle of the sky
① 万物のみなもと。② 君主。③ 碁盤の中央の地点。
Tenna era (1681.9.29-1684.2.21); Tenwa era
descendant of a god; heavenly grandson
thin dipping sauce for tempura
style of classical Japanese swordsmanship involving use of two swords
piling up high (food in a bowl); filling (a bowl); heaped bowl
① 天体の現象。② 空模様。
tenkasu; crunchy bits of fried batter left after cooking tempura
sky; the heavens; God; the Lord; ascension (into heaven)
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
Virudhaka (Buddhist deity)
eeny, meeny, miny, moe; eenie, meenie, minie, moe
① 生まれながらにして持っている、人並み外れた能力。また、その持ち主。
① 天の下。世界中。世間。世の中。② 国全体。国の支配権や影響力。ある分野での優勢な地位。③ 好き勝手に力を行使できること。そのような場。④ この上ないこと。特にひいでていること。
deva realm (svarga)
decorative curtain hung from the ceiling; tent; pavilion; marquee
top of the head; crown of the head
① 空。② 天人の住むという世界。
natural enemy
① 天から与えられた命令。② 成すべき務め。③ 変えることのできない運命。④ 天が定めた寿命。
heavenly garment
heavenly realm; deva realm
demon of the sixth heaven in the realm of desire who tries to prevent people from doing good
astronomy
heavenly palace; sky
① の漢訳語)天上に咲くとされる、美しい花。② 雪の雅称。
① 自然のままで飾り気がないこと。
① 宇宙に存在する物体の総称。恒星、惑星、彗星、衛星など。
① 空いっぱいの様子。空一面。 -の星
vocation; lifework; sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation); prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)
heaven and earth; top and bottom
skylight
albatross (esp. the short-tailed albatross, Phoebastria albatrus)
① 極楽浄土のこと。② 天国。
deva and naga; heavenly dragon
deva and naga; heavenly dragon
① 夜明け。明け方。
countertop; tabletop
Tenshō era (1573.7.28-1592.12.8)
castle tower
freezing weather; agar-agar; vegetable gelatin
mid-air; mid-heaven; zenith
God and man; heaven and man
Lord of Heaven; God
heavenly voice; off the record instructions; influential person's opinion; powerful person's verdict
① 天から授けられた寿命。
night sky
God's gift; God's blessing; grace of God; godsend
Tenpyō era (729.8.5-749.4.14); Tenbyō era; Tenhei era
one's nature; talents; destiny; mission; sphere of activity
the heavenly eye
① 世の中の情勢を一変させること。もっぱら、劣勢を挽回することを指していう。
all heaven
① 空の色。② 空模様。
divine will; providence
fine weather
① 地球を中心に、周囲の空を球にみたてたもの。
① 焼けつくように暑い空。夏の季語。
① 天から与えられた運命。② 天体の運動。
Uranus (planet)
① 天から降る水。② 天と水。空と海。③ 天水桶の略。
godsend; gift from providence
tenmoku; ceramics (esp. tea bowls) with a dark glaze that resembles oil spotting; tenmoku tea-bowl; dark-glazed conical tea-bowl of Chinese origin
the whole world; throughout heaven and earth
Brahma (Hindu 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)
① 自然に生じること。
Tendai sect (of Buddhism)
the whole world
celestial world; heaven
Śakra (Deva); Shakra; Indra; Shakra Devanam Indra; the king of heaven in Hindu mythology
deduction in advance (of tax, interest, etc.)
secret of nature; profound secret; disposition; character; emperor's health; emperor's well-being
inherent; innate
Benzaiten; Saraswati; goddess of music, eloquence, also wealth and water
Benzaiten; Saraswati; goddess of music, eloquence, also wealth and water
imperial court
natural law; rule of heaven
Ptolemaic theory; geocentric model; geocentrism
heavenly beings shown flying around the main image in a temple; Feitian (2008 Chinese space suit)
heaven's dispensation; divine providence; plan of nature
natural defences; natural defenses; steep place
divine punishment
① 落雷などにより自然に発生する火災。② 「天火日」の略。
imperial lands; shogun's demesne
in the open; the open air
Marici (Buddhist god of war)
imperial authority; imperial majesty
zenith; divine will; providence
pillars supporting heaven
① 天は、悪事や悪人を捕らえるために地に網を張り巡らせるとされることから、天道の厳正であること。天罰。
① 極めて野暮なこと。まるで洗練されていないこと。また、その人。
heavenly; divine; inspired; heaven sent
imperial coronation crown; celestial crown; crown worn by Buddha and celestial beings
Mahakala (incarnation of Mahesvara); Daikokuten (god of wealth)
Yuanshi Tianzun (one of the supreme divinities of Taoism)
① かみなり。
heavenly hosts
God doesn't give with both hands; God does not give two gifts; heaven does not grant people more than one talent
Tentoku era (957.10.27-961.2.16)
Sri-mahadevi (consort of Vaishravana)
Sri-mahadevi (consort of Vaishravana)
the three deities (Marici, Mahakala, Sarasvati); the three celestials (Shiva, Vishnu and Brahma)
various deities; the gods
sky; heavens; palace
twelve devas (esp. of the Shingon sect)
heavenly being; celestial being; celestial nymph; celestial maiden
the ancestral Sun Goddess
Ministry of State (Zhou-dynasty China)
natural talents
point of heaven; corner of the sky
heavenly immortal (in Taoism)
Tenbun era (1532.7.29-1555.10.23)
work of nature
magnifying glass (esp. in physiognomy, palm reading, etc.)
gods of heaven and earth
Cheondoism; Chondoism; Korean religion
① カトリック教
the full scope of the heavens; 360 degrees; one full revolution of Earth; twelve years; one full cycle of the Chinese calendar
Vaisravana (Buddhist deity)
upper surface; top side
natural products
① 天から授けられたもの。天の恵み。
bad weather
blessings of heaven; favour of emperor; favor of emperor; divination's luckiest day; blessings of nature
Tusita heaven; Tushita; one of the six heavens of the desire realm
main southern gate of the Heian Palace's reception compound
① 天がどこまでも続いていること。
talcum powder
emperor's work
earth and heaven; human and heavenly beings
earth and heaven; human and heavenly beings
emperor's countenance
gilt top (book)
in heaven; heavenly
Milky Way
Mahesvara (Shiva in the Buddhist pantheon)
heaven helps those who help themselves
onigiri with shrimp tempura filling
natural products
nature; natural elements
pedestrian mall; car-free pedestrian mall; (lit.) pedestrian paradise
① 天地を奮い興すほどの出来事。また、その威力が盛んなこと。
heaven of the thirty-three; one of the six heavens of the desire realm
celestial axis
(being in) high spirits
revere heaven, love people
Ten'ō era (781.1.1-782.8.19)
chicken tempura (specialty of Oita prefecture)
heaven of the Four Great Kings; one of the six heavens of the desire realm
true merit; natural nobility
Yama (as protector deity of the south in esoteric Buddhism)
the six domains of the desire realm; the six heavens of the desire realm
deva; celestial being
deva; celestial being
celestial poles
① 空の果て。天涯。
① 天の佑け。
Tenshō era (1131.1.29-1132.8.11)
silk velvet
box lunch with tempura
Tennin era (1108.8.3-1110.7.13)
celestial coordinates
Mahesvara (Shiva in the Buddhist pantheon)
heaven of enjoying emanations; one of the six heavens of the desire realm
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
Tiangong (Chinese space program)
imperial throne
weather conditions
heaven-shaking event; earth-shattering occurrence
sphere of fixed stars (in the Ptolemaic system)
gifted with two things (usu. beauty and intelligence)
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
tapestry turban (species of turban shell, Turbo petholatus)
Wei-To (temple guardian sometimes confused with Vajrapani)
faith will move mountains
to have a narrow view of things
tuning peg (on a biwa or shamisen)
auspicious day for any activity (according to the koyomi)
celestial equator
rise of the dragon (bringing rain around the time of the spring equinox)
to make a personal judgment on a problem with little insight; (lit.) to look at the sky through a tube (Zhuangzi)
you can do anything if you set your mind to; (lit.) even an ant's thoughts reach the heavens
Examples (3 in total)
Help yourself and God will help you.
Only he and the heavens know what he experienced.
Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads.