天 Kanji – heavens
The Japanese kanji 天 can mean heavens, sky, imperial.
Meaning and Readings
How is 天 read?
天 has the onyomi reading テン and the kunyomi readings あまつ, あめ, あま-.
In romaji, these readings can be written as ten, amatsu, ame, ama.
Common Japanese Words Using 天
These common Japanese words contain 天. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- お天気（おてんき） — weather
- 悪天候（あくてんこう） — bad weather
- 雨天（うてん） — rainy weather
- 炎天（えんてん） — blazing heat, scorching sun
- 楽天家（らくてんか） — optimist, easy-going person
- 楽天的（らくてんてき） — optimistic
- 仰天（ぎょうてん） — being amazed, being horrified, being taken aback
- 後天的（こうてんてき） — acquired (e.g. characteristic), learned (e.g. behaviour)
- 晴天（せいてん） — fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds), fair weather, clear weather, clear sky, fair skies
- 先天的（せんてんてき） — inborn, innate, inherent, congenital, hereditary