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天井

てんじょう

ceiling

Mnemonic

The heaven of the room, with a frame of beams laid across it. The same tent てん as 天, and this one is a long way up: てんじょう.

Built from

heaven, sky
大 a person with both arms flung wide and a single line drawn above them. Whatever is over your head.
well
The frame of a well seen from above, four beams crossed over at the corners.

Words sharing these kanji

sky, Heaven

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