Tengen
天元
てんげん
literallyheaven + origin
Full name: 宇髄天元 (Uzui Tengen)
JMdict only has tengen as a go term (the centre point of the board), so the character reading is given here.
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The same characters show up in everyday Japanese. This is where one anime word turns into ten real ones.
天
- 天皇てんのうEmperor of Japan
- 天てんsky
- 天気てんきweather
- 天皇陛下てんのうへいかHis Majesty the Emperor
- 天井てんじょうceiling
元
- 地元じもとhome area
- 元もとorigin
- 元首げんしゅsovereign
- 元気げんきlively
- 元日がんじつNew Year's Day
天・元 — every one of these is a square on the grid of 2,136 jōyō kanji. Three a day, quizzed through real words.
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