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Kanji for Heaven
The kanji for “heaven” is 天, read ten and written in 4 strokes. Here is what it means, how it is read, and the names it is used in.
heaven
The heavens and the sky.
Tenpura (天ぷら) originally arrived in Nagasaki via Portuguese missionaries during the 16th century before becoming a Japanese culinary staple.
4 strokes On reading テン (ten) Kun reading あまつ、あめ、あま (amatsu, ame, ama) JLPT N4
Dictionary meanings: heavens, sky, imperial
Readings used for names on Nazuke: ama, takashi, te, ten
In Japan it appears in about 453 given names in the JMnedict name dictionary, mostly in girls’ names.
Names written with 天: David 天陽登 · Derek 天礼空 · Devin 天敏 · Austin 王寿天 · Dustin 妥寿天 · Justin 慈寿天 · Steven 寿天文 · Taylor 天衣良 · Destiny 禎寿天仁 · Kristen 久里寿天 · Stephen 寿天文 · Timothy 天望詩 and 454 more
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