Word Meaning 天道

てんとう tentou

天道 is read as てんとう (tentou) and means deva realm (svarga).

Meaning

English

deva realm (svarga)
god of heaven and the earth
laws governing the heavens
path in the heavens
the sun
celestial path
celestial motion

Reading

Kana

てんとう

Romaji

tentou

Writing Variants

天道てんどう tendou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 114056 Priority R

Related Vocabulary

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並天道

なみてんとう

Asian lady beetle (Harmonia axyridis)

天体

てんたい

heavenly body

天地

てんち

gods of heaven and earth

天理

てんり

natural laws

天文学

てんもんがく

astronomy

天文

てんもん

astronomy

天使

てんし

angel

天文台

てんもんだい

astronomical observatory

天明

てんめい

Tenmei era (1781.4.2-1789.1.25)

天理教

てんりきょう

Tenrikyo (Shinto sect)

天気図

てんきず

weather map

天空

てんくう

sky

Example Sentences

嘘はついちゃだめよ。誰も見てないって思ってもお天道様はしっかり見てるからね。

Don't lie. Because even if you think nobody else will notice, the gods are always watching.

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