天上

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Chinese

day; sky; heaven
up; on; on top
up; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go up
 
simp. and trad.
(天上)
alternative forms 天浪 Northern Wu
anagram 上天

Pronunciation


Noun

天上

  1. in the sky; the heavens

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
てん
Grade: 1
じょう
Grade: 1
on'yomi

Noun

(てん)(じょう) (tenjō

  1. the distant sky, the heavens
  2. heaven
    Synonym: 天上界
  3. acme, zenith, that above which there is nothing
    Synonyms: 最上, 無上

Verb

(てん)(じょう)する (tenjō surusuru (stem (てん)(じょう) (tenjō shi), past (てん)(じょう)した (tenjō shita))

  1. ascend to heaven
    • 1950, 楠山正雄, ジャックと豆の木:
      もうまた天上(てんじょう)したくなって、まいにち、(まめ)()のはしごばかりながめていました。
      Mō mata tenjō shitaku natte, mainichi, mame no ki no hashigo bakari nagamete imashita.
      Wishing to ascend to heaven one more time, he gazed endlessly at the beanstalk ladder.
  2. die

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Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

天上 (cheonsang) (hangeul 천상)

  1. hanja form? of 천상 (heaven)