Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 天文(てんもん) in Japanese

天文
Kana Reading
てんもん
Romaji
tenmon
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    astronomy
    Example sentence
    彼は天文学、即ち天文の学問の偉大な権威であった。 He was a great authority on astronomy, or the science of the heavenly bodies.

Examples of 天文, てんもん in a sentence

Kanji in this word

天 JLPT 5

4 strokes

heavens, sky, imperial

On'Yomi: テン

Kun'Yomi: あまつ, あめ, あま-

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文 JLPT 4

4 strokes

sentence, literature, style, art, decoration, figures, plan, literary radical (no. 67)

On'Yomi: ブン, モン

Kun'Yomi: ふみ, あや

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