天 = 一 + 大

天 is a Japanese kanji written with 4 strokes, listed here under the keyword “heavens”. It is built from 一 (one) and 大 (large). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 457. It appears as a component in 6 other characters in this index.

Keyword: heavens
RTK frame: 457
Strokes: 4
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): テン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): あまつ, あめ, あま-
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: небеса, heaven
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi: 天 sky

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

Characters that contain 天

How to find 天 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “one” + “large”. 天 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 天 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.