Jisho

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4 strokes
Radical:
big, very
Parts:
heavens, sky, imperial
Kun:
あまつあめあま-
On:
テン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
512 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 天 【テン】 sky, heaven, God, svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth), deva (divine being of Buddhism), top (of a book), sole (of a Japanese sandal), beginning, start, tempura, India
  • 天下 【テンカ】 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)
  • 炎天 【エンテン】 blazing heat, scorching sun
  • 楽天 【ラクテン】 optimism

Kun reading compounds

  • 天津 【あまつ】 heavenly, imperial
  • 天津乙女 【あまつおとめ】 celestial maiden
  • 天 【あめ】 sky
  • 天地 【てんち】 heaven and earth, the universe, the world, nature, land, world, realm, sphere, top and bottom, gods of heaven and earth

Readings

Japanese names:
あき、 あも、 た、 たかし、 て、 なま
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
tian1
Korean:
cheon

Spanish

  • paraíso
  • cielo
  • imperial

Portuguese

  • paraíso
  • ceú
  • imperiais

French

  • cieux
  • ciel
  • impérial
119 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
67 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
58 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
364 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
16 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
78 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
41 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
93 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.8 Japanese for Busy People
141 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
141 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
462 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
410 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4250 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2148 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2898 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
435 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
5833 Morohashi
3442 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1138 New Nelson (John Haig)
428 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
457 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
277 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
34 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3163 2001 Kanji
0a4.21 The Kanji Dictionary
4-4-1 SKIP code
1043.0 Four corner code
1-37-23 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5929 Unicode hex code

9 strokes
Radical:
white
Parts:
emperor
On:
コウオウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
721 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 皇后 【コウゴウ】 (Japanese) empress, queen
  • 皇居 【コウキョ】 Imperial Palace (of Japan), imperial residence
  • 倉皇 【ソウコウ】 hurriedly, in a hurry, in great haste
  • 教皇 【キョウコウ】 Pope
  • 皇帝 【コウテイ】 emperor
  • 皇子 【オウジ】 imperial prince
  • 法皇 【ホウオウ】 cloistered emperor, ex-emperor who has become a monk
  • 太上法皇 【ダイジョウホウオウ】 cloistered emperor, ex-emperor who has become a monk

Readings

Japanese names:
おうじ、 おお、 み
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
huang2
Korean:
hwang, wang

Spanish

  • emperador

Portuguese

  • imperador

French

  • empereur
783 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
871 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
861 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
964 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3100 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
460 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1551 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
964 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
297 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
297 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
579 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1366 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3175 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1635 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2223 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
267 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
22701 Morohashi
2566 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3870 New Nelson (John Haig)
261 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
279 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
880 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
872 2001 Kanji
4f5.9 The Kanji Dictionary
2-5-4 SKIP code
2610.4 Four corner code
1-25-36 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7687 Unicode hex code

8 strokes
Radical:
tree
Parts:
Variants:
counter for cupfuls, wine glass, glass, toast
Kun:
さかずき
On:
ハイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N3
1235 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 杯 【ハイ】 sake cup, cup for alcoholic beverages, counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc., counter for boats, counter for octopuses and squid, cup, championship
  • 杯洗 【ハイセン】 small vessel or bowl in which sake cups are rinsed
  • 賜杯 【シハイ】 Emperor's cup, trophy given by the Emperor
  • 苦杯 【クハイ】 bitter cup, bitter experience, bitter defeat, ordeal

Kun reading compounds

  • 杯 【さかずき】 sake cup, cup for alcoholic beverages
  • 杯洗い 【さかずきあらい】 small vessel or bowl in which sake cups are rinsed
  • べく杯 【べくはい】 sake cup shaped so it cannot be put down until emptied
  • 水杯 【みずさかずき】 farewell cups of water

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
bei1
Korean:
bae

Spanish

  • copa
  • vaso
  • taza
  • contador de tazas
  • contador de pulpos/calamares

Portuguese

  • Copo cheio
  • garrafa de vinho
  • garrafa
  • vivas

French

  • compteur de verres
  • coupe à saké
  • verre de vin
  • verre
  • toast
1685 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1135 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2206 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
961 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
622 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1155 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1210 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
983 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1078 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1066 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
574 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
761 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1227 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
14497 Morohashi
857 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2586 New Nelson (John Haig)
1219 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1304 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1196 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1854 2001 Kanji
4a4.11 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-4 SKIP code
4199.0 Four corner code
1-39-53 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
676f Unicode hex code