漢字城 Kanji Fortress

天 heaven

Also: sky

On'yomi
テン
Kun'yomi
あめ、あま
Strokes
4
JLPT
N5
Taught in
Primary school, year 1

Stroke order

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
天 is written in 4 strokes. Each panel adds the next one; the dot marks where the brush starts.

Remember it

A big person (大) with one line (一) drawn right above their head — that ceiling over everyone is the sky, heaven itself.

A common word

  • 天気 てんき weather

Example sentences

  • あしたはてんきがいいです。

    The weather will be good tomorrow.

  • てんぷらがだいすきです。

    I love tempura.

Don't confuse it with

Kanji that share a part

一 is its radical. 50 kanji share it in all.

大 is a component. 26 kanji share it in all.