Quick answer
天 is the kanji for "Sky". It is a JLPT N5 kanji. The main reading is あまつ (amatsu). Stroke-order practice is available below.
Meaning
Sky
Also : Heaven · Imperial
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Stroke Order
4 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
A person (人) with the sky stretching above them — a human figure beneath the great open heavens. The horizontal line is the sky's boundary, the figure below is humanity.
てん (ten) sounds like "ten" — ten layers of heaven stacked above.
Example Sentences
天気予報を見ました。
てんきよほうをみました。
I checked the weather forecast.
天ぷらが大好きです。
てんぷらがだいすきです。
I love tempura.
Vocabulary using 天
Grammar to study at this level
Last updated Jun 11, 2026
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