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KANJI

天

4 strokes

READINGS

KUN 訓	あまつ
	あめ

ON 音

テン

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N5 (beginner level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 10 (learned at completion of 1st grade)
Grade:	Taught during the 1st grade in Japan
Radical:	大 Radical name: だい
Meaning:	Heavens, sky, imperial
Usage:	Appears frequently in Japanese newspapers, but about 500 kanji are used even more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N5	天気(てんき)	weather
N4	天気予報(てんきよほう)	weather forecast
N3	天候(てんこう)	weather
N3	天然(てんねん)	nature, spontaneity
N2	天皇(てんのう)	Emperor of Japan
N1	天(あまつ)	heavenly, imperial
N1	天地(あめつち)	heaven and earth, the universe, nature, top and bottom, realm, sphere, world
N1	雨天(うてん)	rainy weather
N1	天皇(すめらぎ)	Emperor of Japan
N1	晴天(せいてん)	fine weather

N1	先天的(せんてんてき)	a priori, inborn, innate, inherent, congenital, hereditary
N1	天国(てんごく)	paradise, heaven, Kingdom of Heaven
N1	天才(てんさい)	genius, prodigy, natural gift
N1	天災(てんさい)	natural calamity, disaster
N1	天井(てんじょう)	ceiling, ceiling price
N1	天体(てんたい)	heavenly body

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