てん
Ten
天 (Ten) is a Japanese noun meaning “sky, heaven, God, svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth)”.
Meanings
- nounsky
- nounheaven
- nounGod
- nounsvarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth)
- noundeva (divine being of Buddhism)
- nountop (of a book)
Examples
彼は天を仰いだ。
He looked up at the sky.
彼は天の助けを得た。
He got assistance from above.
縁組は天でなされる。
Marriage is made in heaven.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).