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★一年生の漢字 Kanji (62/80)

Feb 27, 2019

一年生の漢字 (1st Grade Kanji)

 (4 strokes):
おんよみ テン
くんよみ あま

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天国(てんごく)heaven

天気(てんき)weather

天才(てんさい)genius

天使(てんし)angel

天の川(あまのがわ)Milky Way

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天 heaven/sky ⇔ 地 ground

The meanings of 天 → sky, up, nature, naturally and god

The top 一  describes sky/heaven and 大 describes the person with his arms and legs sprawled out.

You might have a chance to see this sticker on your package if you are in Japan.
It says 天地無用てんちむよう, it literary means "天 heaven, 地 ground, and 無用 useless."
In English, it means "This side up"