天: sky, day

 

天 tiān

noun | measure word
: day; sky; heaven

Kun Reading

天 | あま ama

noun
: sky

天 | あめ ame

noun
: sky

天つ | あまつ amatsu

noun or verb acting prenominally
: heavenly; imperial

 Usage:

天仙 tian1xian1: immortal (esp. female); deity; fairy; Goddess; fig. beautiful woman

天使 tian1 shi3: angel [ゆかり tenshi]

天堂 tian1tang2: paradise; heaven [てんどう tendou]

天賜[赐] tian1ci4: bestowed by heaven
[天賜 | てんし tenshi: heavenly gift; imperial gift]

天資[资] tian1zi1: innate talent; gift; flair; native resource; dowry
[天資 | てんし tenshi: nature; natural elements]

天才 tian1cai2: talent; gift; genius; talented; gifted
[てんさい tensai: genius; prodigy; natural gift]

天分 tian1fen4: natural gift; talent
[てんぶん tenbun: one’s nature; talents; destiny; mission; sphere of activity]

天真 tian1zhen1: naive; innocent; artless [てんしん: naivete]

天然 tian1ran2: natural [てんねん tennen: nature; spontaneity
: (abbreviation) (colloquialism) natural airhead]

天主 tian1zhu3: God (in Catholicism); abbr. for 天主教 Tian1 zhu3 jiao4, Catholicism
[てんしゅ Tenshu: castle tower; Lord of Heaven; God]

天父 tian1fu4: Heavenly Father [てんぷ tenfu]

天災[灾] tian1zai1: natural disaster [てんさい tensai: natural calamity; disaster]

天鵝[鹅] tian1e2: swan

天文 tian1wen2: astronomy [てんもん tenmon]

天文學[学] tian1 wen2 xue2: astronomy [天文学 | てんもんがく tenmongaku: astronomy]

包青天 bao1 qing1 tian1: Bao Qingtian, fictional nickname of 包拯 Bao1 Zheng3 (999-1062), Northern Song official renowned for his honesty

Commonly known as Bao Gong 包公, was a government officer during the reign of Emperor Renzong in ancient China’s Song Dynasty. During his twenty five years in civil service, Bao consistently demonstrated extreme honesty and uprightness, with actions such as sentencing his own uncle, impeaching an uncle of Emperor Renzong’s favorite concubine and punishing powerful families. His appointment from 1057 to 1058 as the prefect of Song’s capital Kaifeng, where he initiated a number of changes to better hear the grievances of the people, made him a legendary figure.

武則天 [武则天] wu3 ze2 tian1: Wu Zetian (February 17, 624 – December 16, 705), Tang empress (later known as Tian Hou 天后, referred to in English as Empress Consort Wu or “Empress Wu, reigned 690-705

Wu Zetian was a Chinese sovereign who ruled unofficially as Empress and later, officially as Emperor of China 皇帝 during the brief Zhou dynasty (周, 690-705), which interrupted the Tang dynasty (618–690 & 705–907). Wu was the only female emperor of China in more than four millennia. She was the concubine of Emperor Taizong and upon his death, married his successor and ninth son, Emperor Gaozong, officially becoming Gaozong’s “empress” or “first consort” in 655. After Gaozong’s debilitating stroke in 690, Wu Zetian ruled as sovereign until 705. – wikipedia

天候 tian1hou4: weather [てんこう tenkou]

天氣[气] tian1qi4: weather [天気 | てんき tenki: weather; the elements
: fair weather; fine weather]  
天亮 tian1liang4: dawn; daybreak
晴天 qing2 tian1: clear sky; sunny day [せいてん seiten: fine weather]  
白天 bai2 tian1: daytime; during the day; day
雨天 yu3 tian1: rainy day; rainy weather [雨天 | うてん uten: rainy weather]  
天空 tian1kong1: sky [てんくう tenkou: sky; air; ether; firmament]  
全天候 quan2 tian1 hou4: all-weather [全天候 | ぜんてんこう zentenkou: all-weather; weather-proof]

今天 jin1tian1: today [今日 | きょう kyou OR こんにち konnichi OR こんじつ konjitsu]

當天 dang4tian1: that day; the same day
昨天 zuo2tian1: yesterday [昨日 | きのう kinou OR さくじつ sakujitsu OR さく saku]  
前天 qian2tian1: the day before yesterday
明天 ming2tian1: tomorrow [明日 | あす asu OR あした ashita OR みょうにち myounichi]  
明天見[见] ming2tian1 jian4: see you tomorrow
[また明日 | またあした mata ashita: see you tomorrow]  
整天 zheng3tian1: all day long; whole day
每天 mei3tian1: every day; everyday
天天 tian1tian1: every day

上半天 shang4 ban4 tian1: morning
下半天 xia4 ban4 tian1: afternoon
禮拜天 [礼拜天] li3 bai4 tian1: Sunday [にちようび nichiyoubi]

四時[时] si4shi2: four seasons [四季 | しき shiki OR 四時 | しじ shiji]

春天 chun1tian1: spring [はる haru]  
夏天 xia4tian1: summer [なつ natsu]  
秋天 qiu1tian1: autumn [あき aki]  
冬天 dong1tian1: winter [ふゆ fuyu]

摩天樓 [摩天楼] mo2 tian1 lou2: skyscraper [摩天楼 | まてんろう matenrou: skyscraper]

摩天輪 [摩天轮] mo2 tian1 lun2: Ferris wheel; observation wheel

聊天 liao2tian1: to chat; to gossip

閑聊天 [闲聊天] xian2 liao2tian1: to chat; idle gossip
聊天室 liao2 tian1 shi4: chat room

Japanese common word | expression | yojijukugo 四字熟語 | idiom | proverb
天パ | てんパ tenpa: (slang) naturally curly hair
OR
天然パーマ | てんねんパーマ tennenpaama: naturally curly hair

天然キャラ | てんねんキャラ tennenkyara
: (slang) natural airhead; person prone to making silly mistakes

天賦の才能 | てんぷのさいのう tenpunosainou
: innate ability; innate talent; natural gift

*天下太平 | てんかたいへい tenka taihei
: (yoji) peaceful and tranquil (uneventful); peace reigns over the land; halcyon times of peace

意気衝天 | いきしょうてん iki shouten
: (yoji) in high spirits

愛死天流 | あいしてる aishiteru: I love you

**天網恢々 OR 天網恢恢 | てんもうかいかい tenmou kaikai
: (yoji) heaven’s vengeance is slow but sure; heaven’s net is wide and coarse, yet nothing slips through
OR
**天網恢恢疎にして漏らさず | てんもうかいかいそにしてもらさず tenmou kaikai soni shite morasazu
: Heaven’s net has large meshes, but nothing escapes

天罰覿面 | てんばつてきめん tenbatsu tekimen
: (yoji) the certainty of divine punishment. Swift is Heaven’s vengeance

***天衣無縫 | てんいむほう teni muhou
:(yoji) perfect beauty with no trace of artifice; flawless

敬天愛人 | けいてんあいじん keitenaijin
: (yoji) “Revere heaven, love people.” (favorite motto of Saigo Takamori, 1827-1877)

独り天狗 | ひとりてんぐ hitoritengu
: (yoji) self-conceited person; ego-tripper; swelled head

楽天主義 | らくてんしゅぎ rakutenshugi
: (yoji) optimism

****歓天喜地 | かんてんきち kanten kichi
: (yoji) great joy; jubilation; exultation

龍天に登る | りゅうてんにのぼる ryuuten ni noboru
: rise of the dragon (bringing rain around the time of the spring equinox)

*****驚天動地 | きょうてんどうち kyouten douchi
: (yoji) astounding; startling; world-shaking; amazing; earth-shattering

天才と狂人は紙一重 | てんさいときょうじんはかみひとえ tensai to kyoujin wa kamihitoe
: (colloquialism) there’s but a fine line between genius and insanity

梵天丸もかくありたい | ぼんてんまるもかくありたい bonten marumokaku aritai
: I wish the same for myself

一念天に通ず | いちねんてんにつうず ichinen ten ni tsuuzu
: Faith will move mountains

至誠天に通ず | しせいてんにつうず shisei ten ni tsuuzu

運は天に在り | うんはてんにあり un wa ten niari
: No flying from fate

どれにしようかな天の神様のいうとおり | どれにしようかなてんのかみさまのいうとおり
dore ni shiyou kana ten no kamisama no iutoori
: eeny, meeny, miny, moe; eenie, meenie, minie, moe

******人事を尽くして天命を待つ | じんじをつくしててんめいをまつ jinji o tsukushite tenmei o matsu
: (proverb) Man proposes, God disposes. Man does what man can do then awaits the verdict of heaven or fate

天に二物を与えられた | てんににぶつをあたえられた ten ni nibutsu o ataerareta
: gifted with two things (usu. beauty and intelligence)
OR
天は二物を与えず | てんはにぶつをあたえず ten wa nibutsu o ataezu
: (proverb) God doesn’t give with both hands; God does not give two gifts. Heaven does not grant people more than one talent

天に向かって唾を吐く | てんにむかってつばきをはく ten ni mukatte tsubaki o haku
: to unintentionally harm oneself (while trying to cause harm to someone else); to spit into the sky
OR
天を仰ぎて唾す | てんをあおぎてつばきす ten o aogite tsubakisu
: (proverb) harming oneself in an attempt to harm someone else; spitting at the heavens and having one’s spit land back on one’s face

天は自ら助くるものを助く | てんはみずからたすくるものをたすく ten wa mizukara tasukuru mono otasuku
OR
天は自ら助くる者を助く | てんはみずからたすくるものをたすく ten wa mizukara tasukuru mono otasuku
: (proverb) Heaven helps those who help themselves

Chinese expression | chengyu 成語 | idiom | proverb
*天下太平 tian1 xia4 tai4 ping2
: the whole world at peace; peace and prosperity

天公地道 tian1 gong1 di4 dao4
: absolutely fair and reasonable; equitable

三天兩頭 [三天两头] san1 tian1 liang3 tou2
: lit. twice every three days; practically every day; frequently

**天網恢恢 [天网恢恢] tian1 wang3 hui1 hui1
: lit. heaven’s net has wide meshes, but nothing escapes it (from Laozi 73); fig. the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape; you can’t run from the long arm of the law
OR
**天網恢恢，疏而不失 [天网恢恢，疏而不失] tian1 wang3 hui1 hui1 , shu1 er2 bu4 shi1
OR
天網灰灰，疏而不漏 [天网灰灰，疏而不漏] tian1 wang3 hui1 hui1 , shu1 er2 bu4 lou4
: lit. heaven’s net has wide meshes, but nothing escapes it (from Laozi 73); fig. the way of Heaven is fair, the guilty will not escape; you can’t run from the long arm of the law

天羅地網 [天罗地网] tian1 luo2 di4 wang3
: inescapable net; trap; dragnet

天翻地覆 tian1 fan1 di4 fu4
: sky and the earth turning upside down; fig. complete confusion; everything turned on its head

天荒地老 tian1 huang1 di4 lao3
: until the end of time

***天衣無縫 [天衣无缝] tian1 yi1 wu2 feng4
: lit. seamless heavenly clothes; fig. flawless

天長日久 [天长日久] tian1 chang2 ri4 jiu3
: after a long time

一步登天 yi1 bu4 deng1 tian1
: reaching heaven in a single bound; (esp. with negative: don’t expect) instant success

人命關天 [人命关天] ren2 ming4 guan1 tian1
: human life is beyond value

怨天尤人 yuan4 tian1 you2 ren2
: to blame the gods and accuse others

狗膽包天 [狗胆包天] gou3 dan3 bao1 tian1
: extremely daring; foolhardy

謝天謝地 [谢天谢地] xie4 tian1 xie4 di4
: Thank heavens! Thank goodness that’s worked out so well!

四腳朝天 [四脚朝天] si4 jiao3 chao2 tian1
: four legs facing the sky; flat on one’s back

恩比天大 en1 bi3 tian1 da4
: to be as kind and benevolent as heaven

****歡天喜地 [欢天喜地] huan1 tian1 xi3 di4
: delighted; with great joy; in high spirits

*****驚天動地 [惊天动地] jing1 tian1 dong4 di4
: world-shaking

難於登天 [难于登天] nan2 yu2 deng1 tian1
: harder than climbing to heaven

天主的羔羊 tian1 zhu3 de5 gao1 yang2
: the Lamb of God

天安門開了 [天安门开了] tian1 an1 men2 kai1 le5
: pants fly is down; the barn door is open

民以食為天 [民以食为天] min2 yi3 shi2 wei2 tian1
: Food is the God of the people. People view food as the primary need. Food first, ethical niceties second

比登天還難 [比登天还难] bi3 deng1 tian1 hai2 nan2
: lit. even harder than reaching the sky; fig. extremely difficult; far from an easy task

天機不可泄漏 [天机不可泄漏] tian1 ji1 bu4 ke3 xie4 lou4
: lit. mysteries of heaven must not be revealed; must not be revealed

天不怕地不怕 tian1 bu4 pa4 di4 bu4 pa4
: fearing nothing in Heaven or Earth; fearless

天無絕人之路 [天无绝人之路] tian1 wu2 jue2 ren2 zhi1 lu4
: Heaven never bars one’s way; don’t despair and you will find a way through. Never give up hope. Never say die.

上天無路，入地無門 [上天无路，入地无门] shang4 tian1 wu2 lu4 , ru4 di4 wu2 men2
: lit. there is no road to the sky, nor door into the earth; fig. to be at the end of one’s rope; to be trapped in a hopeless situation

三天不打，上房揭瓦 san1 tian1 bu4 da3 , shang4 fang2 jie1 wa3
: three days without a beating, and a child will scale the roof to rip the tiles; spare the rod, spoil the child

三天打魚，兩天曬網 [三天打鱼，两天晒网] san1 tian1 da3 yu2 , liang3 tian1 shai4 wang3
: lit. to fish for three days and sun-dry the nets for two days (proverb); fig. not to persevere in doing something; to do something by fits and starts

一人得道，雞犬升天 [一人得道，鸡犬升天] yi1 ren2 de2 dao4 , ji1 quan3 sheng1 tian1
: lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven; fig. to ride on sb else’s success. Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too. Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it

人不為己，天誅地滅 [人不为己，天诛地灭] ren2 bu4 wei4 ji3 , tian1 zhu1 di4 mie4
: Look out for yourself, or heaven and earth will combine to destroy you. Every man for himself, and the Devil take the hindmost.

天涯何處無芳草 [天涯何处无芳草] tian1 ya2 he2 chu4 wu2 fang1 cao3
: there are plenty more fish in the sea

天有不測風雲，人有旦夕禍福 [天有不测风云，人有旦夕祸福] tian1 you3 bu4 ce4 feng1 yun2 , ren2 you3 dan4 xi1 huo4 fu2
: fortune as unpredictable as the weather, every day may bring fortune or calamity; something unexpected may happen at any moment

婦女能頂半邊天 [妇女能顶半边天] fu4 nü3 neng2 ding3 ban4 bian1 tian1
: Woman can hold up half the sky; fig. nowadays, women have an equal part to play in society

在天願做比翼鳥，在地願做連理枝 [在天愿做比翼鸟，在地愿做连理枝] zai4 tian1 yuan4 zuo4 bi3 yi4 niao3 , zai4 di4 yuan4 zuo4 lian2 li3 zhi1
: In the sky to be two birds flying wing to wing, on earth to be two trees with branches intertwined; wishing for conjugal bliss

打開天窗說亮話 [打开天窗说亮话] da3 kai1 tian1 chuang1 shuo1 liang4 hua4
: not to mince words; not to beat about the bush

天下沒有不散的筵席 [天下没有不散的筵席] tian1 xia4 mei2 you3 bu4 san4 de5 yan2 xi2
: all good things must come to an end

天下無難事，只怕有心人 [天下无难事，只怕有心人] tian1 xia4 wu2 nan2 shi4 , zhi3 pa4 you3 xin1 ren2
: lit. nothing is difficult on this earth, if your mind is set

皇天不負苦心人 [皇天不负苦心人] huang2 tian1 bu4 fu4 ku3 xin1 ren2
: Heaven will not disappoint the person who tries. If you try hard, you’re bound to succeed eventually.

******人算不如天算 ren2 suan4 bu4 ru2 tian1 suan4
: God’s plans supercede our own. Man proposes but God disposes
OR
謀事在人，成事在天 [谋事在人，成事在天] mou2 shi4 zai4 ren2 , cheng2 shi4 zai4 tian1
: planning is with man, accomplishing with heaven. Man proposes but God disposes.

上有天堂，下有蘇杭 [上有天堂，下有苏杭] shang4 you3 tian1 tang2 , xia4 you3 su1 hang2
: lit. there is heaven above, and there is 蘇杭|苏杭 Su1 Hang2 below; fig. the beauty and affluence of Suzhou and Hangzhou is comparable with heaven