てん

noun

Buddhist term.
  1. flowers that bloom in the heavens, paper flowers scattered before the Buddha's image.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
てん
天花 てんげ
てん
天花 てんけ
てん
天華 てんげ
てん
天華 てんけ

Contained Kanji 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)
flower
はな カ ケ (1st, N4)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
change, take the form of, influence
カ ば.ける ケ (3rd, N3)
human radical (no. 9)
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ さじ (Kentei 1)