| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| 天 | てん, あめ, あま | sky; heaven; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism) |
| 天皇 | てんのう, すめらぎ, すめろぎ | Emperor of Japan |
| 天気 | てんき | weather, the elements; fair weather, fine weather |
| 天皇陛下 | てんのうへいか | His Majesty the Emperor |
| 天井 | てんじょう | ceiling, ceiling price |
| 天然 | てんねん | nature, spontaneity; natural airhead |
| 天候 | てんこう | weather |
| 天然ガス | てんねんガス | natural gas |
| 天下り | あまくだり | retiring high-ranking government officials taking a lucrative job in a private or semi-private corporation |
| 天国 | てんごく | paradise, heaven, Kingdom of Heaven |