Word Meaning 天文方

てんもんかた temmonkata

天文方 is read as てんもんかた (temmonkata) and means Edo-period office in charge of compiling the traditional calendar, astronomical measurements, surveying, translating Western books, etc..

Meaning

English

Edo-period office in charge of compiling the traditional calendar, astronomical measurements, surveying, translating Western books, etc.

Reading

Kana

てんもんかた

Romaji

temmonkata

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 12 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 98560 Priority P

Related Vocabulary

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天文学

てんもんがく

astronomy

天文

てんもん

astronomy

天文台

てんもんだい

astronomical observatory

天文学的

てんもんがくてき

astronomical

天文学的数字

てんもんがくてきすうじ

astronomical figure

天文博士

てんもんはかせ

(ritsuryō system) teacher responsible for training in astronomy, astrology, calendar-making, etc.

天文現象

てんもんげんしょう

astronomical phenomenon

天文航法

てんもんこうほう

celestial navigation

天文密奏

てんもんみっそう

confidential report to the ruler of the country of astronomical events and their astrological interpretation

文字基準方向

もじきじゅんほうこう

character base vector

日本文徳天皇実録

にほんもんとくてんのうじつろく

Nihon Montoku Tennō Jitsuroku (fifth of the six classical Japanese history texts)

電波天文学

でんぱてんもんがく

radio astronomy