Definition of 天 (てん)

noun
1.
sky
2.
heaven(only relevant for てん)
3.
svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth)(Buddhist term)(only relevant for てん)
4.
deva (divine being of Buddhism)(Buddhist term)(only relevant for てん)
5.
sole of a Japanese sandal(only relevant for てん)
Other readings:
天【あめ】
、
天【あま】
Related Kanji
天 heavens, sky, imperial
Example sentences(showing 17 results)

I'm so happy, I feel like I could fly

ふじさん
富士山
てん
天
たか
高く
Mt. Fuji soars heavenward

A man can receive only what is given to him from heaven

No one has ever gone into heaven except the one who came from heaven - the Son of man

あかぼう
赤ん坊
かのじょ
彼女
おお
大きな
てん
天
めぐ
恵み
Her baby was a great blessing to her

かれ
彼
てん
天
あお
仰いだ
He looked up at the sky

かれ
彼
てん
天
たす
助け
He got assistance from above

びんぼう
貧乏
、
、
てん
天
めぐ
恵み
Poverty is, in a sense, a blessing

えんぐみ
縁組
てん
天
Marriage is made in heaven

God above helped us

せきゆ
石油
てん
天
めぐ
恵み
わざわ
災い
、
せいたいがく
生態学
しゃ
者
わたし
私たち
けいこく
警告
The ecologist warned us that petroleum was not merely a blessing but also a curse

へんじ
返事
アリス
とつぜん
突然の
ほうこう
咆哮
。
みみ
耳
つらぬ
貫かん
するど
鋭く
、
てん
天
とど
届かん
おお
大きく
ひび
響く
What Alice, waiting for a reply, was faced with was a sudden howl. It was a resounding noise, sharp as to burst her ear drums, loud as to reach unto the heavens

ちち
父
「
てん
天
みずか
自ら
たす
助くる
もの
者
たす
助く
」
My father always said that heaven helps those who help themselves

Apart from being unlucky enough to get ALS, I have been fortunate in almost every other respect

てん
天
われわれ
我々
ずじょう
頭上
どうよう
同様に
、
われわれ
我々
あしもと
足下
Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads

I saw the Spirit come down from heaven as a dove and remain on him

かみ
神
そうぞうしゃ
創造者
。
てん
天
ち
地
ひと
人
、
かみ
神
いがい
以外
すべ
全て
ひぞうぶつ
被造物
God is the creator. Heaven and Earth and people and everything apart from God are created