天宮

See also: 天宫

Chinese

day; sky; heaven palace; uterus
trad. (天宮)
simp. (天宫)

Pronunciation


Noun

天宮

  1. (Chinese mythology, Chinese folk religion or Taoism) heavenly palace; abode of the gods (e.g. of the Jade Emperor - 玉皇大帝 Yùhuáng Dadì)
  2. (archaeology) a palace at a high place (in which relics are kept)
    Antonym: 地宮 / 地宫 (dìgōng)

Derived terms

Proper noun

天宮

  1. Tiangong-1 (the name of the first Chinese space station, Tiangong-1 - 天宮一號 Tiāngōng yī hào).
  2. Tiangong (the name of the third and current modular Chinese space station).

Further reading

Japanese

Kanji in this term
あま
Grade: 1
みや
Grade: 3
kun'yomi

Proper noun

(あま)(みや) • (Amamiya

  1. a surname