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This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: テン、あまつ、あめ、あま-
Romaji: ten, amatsu, ame, ama-
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Name Readings

Kana: あき、あも、た、たかし、て、なま
Romaji: aki, amo, ta, takashi, te, nama
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Meanings

heavens, sky, imperial

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  4
Radical Number:  1
Frequency:  512
Grade:  1
Skip Pattern:  4-4-1
Korean Reading:  cheon
Chinese Reading:  tian1
Unicode:  5929
JIS:  4537

Indexes

Halpern Index: 3442
Nelson Index: 16
New Nelson Index: 1138
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 0a4.21
Four Corner Index: 1043.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 58
Gakken Index: 364
Japanese Names Index: 93
Daikanwanjiten Index: 5833
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 3.0463
Remembering the kanji Index: 428
Busy People Index: 2.8
Kanji Way Index: 277
Kanji Flashcards Index: 41
Kodansha Compact Index: 410
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 67
Kanji in Context Index: 462
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 2148
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2898
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 435
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 457
Essential Kanji Index: 78
Kodansha Kanji Index: 4250
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3163
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 119
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 34

Words

(てん、あめ、あま)
sky; heaven; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism)
楽天 (らくてん)
optimism
天井 (てんじょう)
ceiling; ceiling price
四天王 (してんのう)
the Four Heavenly Kings (Dhrtarastra, Virudhaka, Virupaksa, and Vaisravana); the big four (i.e. four leaders in a given field)
天候 (てんこう)
weather
天気 (てんき)
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
天下 (てんか、てんが、てんげ)
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; the ruling power; having one's own way; doing as one pleases; peerless; incomparable; superlative; world-famous; shogun (Edo period)
天狗 (てんぐ)
long-nosed goblin; bragging; braggart
天空 (てんくう)
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
天王 (てんのう)
heavenly king; Gozu Tenno (deity said to be the Indian god Gavagriva)
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