天文
Meanings
Noun
1. astronomy
Kanji used
Pitch accent
てんもん
Used in vocabulary
天文方
Edo-period office in charge of compiling the traditional calendar, astronomical measurements, surveying, translating Western books, etc.
Noun
天文博士
(ritsuryō system) teacher responsible for training in astronomy, astrology, calendar-making, etc.
Noun
天文密奏
confidential report to the ruler of the country of astronomical events and their astrological interpretation
Noun
Examples1
彼
He was a great authority on astronomy, or the science of the heavenly bodies.