Definition of (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:
【あめ】
【あま】
Related Kanji
heavens, sky, imperial
Example sentences(showing 17 results)

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

さん
富士山
てん
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
めぐ
恵み
Her baby was a great blessing to her

かれ
てん
あお
仰いだ
He looked up at the sky

かれ
てん
たす
助け
He got assistance from above

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

えんぐみ
縁組
てん
Marriage is made in heaven

God above helped us

せき
石油
てん
めぐ
恵み
わざ
災い
せいたいがく
生態学
しゃ
わた
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
返事
アリス
とつぜん
突然の
ほうこう
咆哮
みみ
つら
貫かん
する
鋭く
てん
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
てん
みず
自ら
たす
助くる
もの
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
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
そうぞうしゃ
創造者
てん
ひと
かみ
がい
以外
すべ
全て
ぞうぶつ
被造物
God is the creator. Heaven and Earth and people and everything apart from God are created