Today’s Kanji is “天” (ten); Kanji for “heaven”.
Handwritten Kanji “天” (ten)
Readings, Radical and Meaning of “天”
| 漢字 Kanji | 読み Readings | ローマ字 Romaji | 画数 Stroke Count | 部首 Radical | 意味 Meaning |
| 天 | テン あめ あま | ten ame ama | 4 | 大 | heaven |
Readings contain “音読み(on-yomi)” and “訓読み(kun-yomi)“. On-yomi is written in “カタカナ(katakana)” and Kun-yomi is written in “ひらがな(hiragana)“. (⇒ What is On-yomi and Kun-yomi?)
Jukugo (Kanji Compound Words) / Usage of “天”
| Jukugo / Usage | Yomi | Romaji | Meaning |
| 天ぷら | てんぷら | tenpura | Tempura |
| 天空の城 | てんくうのしろ | tenkuu no shiro | Castle in the sky |
| 天の川 | あまのがわ | amanogawa | Milky Way |
