4 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 1st grade
JLPT exam level N5

heavens, sky, imperial

Kun'yomi
  • あまつ
  • sky
  • あま-
On'yomi
  • sky ②heaven ③God ④svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth)
Nanori
  • あき
  • あも
  • たかし
  • なま

Main Radical

(KanXi) (Nelson)

Variants

Reading Commonality

テン 97.8%
あま- 2.0%
あも 0.1%
0.0%
あめ 0.0%

Character Breakdown

heavens, sky, imperial
テン あま- あも (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
large, big
ダイ おお- た (1st, N5)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)

Contained In

Common Words

sky ②heaven ③God ④svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth)
flying horse
the whole world ②the whole country ③peerless ④shogun (Edo period)
weather ②fair weather
the Four Heavenly Kings (Dhrtarastra, Virudhaka, Virupaksa, and Vaisravana) ②the big four (i.e. four leaders in a given field)
the whole sky
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References

Unicode hex code 5929
JIS X 0208 1-37-23
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 16
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1138
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3442
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 5833
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Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 141
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 141
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 119
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 41
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 67
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 34
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 277
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 462
AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III 2.8
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 410
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 435
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 0a4.21
Four corner code 1043.0
De Roo Code 3163