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天

てん

sky, Heaven

Mnemonic

A person with both arms out and one line drawn straight over the top of them, which is everything above your head. The roof of a tent てん with no poles at all: てん.

Worth knowing

Same reading as 点 てん, a point or a mark on a test. 空 そら is the sky you look up at. 天 is the heavens, and it is the grander word.

Built from

heaven, sky
大 a person with both arms flung wide and a single line drawn above them. Whatever is over your head.

Also read てん

point, mark

Words sharing these kanji

ceiling

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