天 | Shirabe

天てん

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てん

Meaning

1. ①
  
  sky
  
  彼かれは天てんを仰あおいだ。
  
  He looked up at the sky.
2. ②
  
  Christianity
  
  heaven
  
  縁組えんぐみは天てんでなされる。
  
  Marriage is made in heaven.
3. ③
  
  God
4. ④
  
  Buddhism
  
  svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth)
5. ⑤
  
  Buddhism
  
  deva (divine being of Buddhism)
6. ⑥
  
  top (of a book)
7. ⑦
  
  sole (of a Japanese sandal)
8. ⑧
  
  beginning; start
9. ⑨
  
  tempura
  
  See also: 天ぷら (てんぷら)
10. ⑩
  
  India
  
  See also: 天竺 (てんじく)
1. ①
  
  EN Tiān (天) is one of the oldest Chinese terms for heaven and a key concept in Chinese mythology, philosophy, and religion.
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