天
heaven, sky
- 一one
- 大big
- kun
- あまamaあめame
- on
- テンten
mnemonic
ONE (一) line stretched above a BIG (大) person with arms spread. The line above the biggest thing is the SKY, HEAVEN. "Ten" (テン) as in tenki, weather, and tengoku, heaven.
examples
- 天気てんきtenkiweather
- 天てんtenheaven
- 天国てんごくtengokuheaven, paradise