What does this symbol mean? It's in Japanese or Chinese?

Question

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Answer 1

It's both a Chinese and a Japanese symbol. Japanese kanji are essentially borrowed Chinese characters.

天 is pronounced "tiān" in Chinese and "ama" in Japanese, and means "sky" or "heaven."

Answer 2

天

Chinese: tian1= sky, heaven, overhead

Japanese: amatsu, ten= heaven.

However, when used in combination, the meaning can change drastically.

Japanese compounds: 天気 "tenki" weather, 天皇 "tensou" Emperor of Japan.

Chinese compounds:  ÃƒÂ¦Ã‚˜Â¨Ã¥Â¤Â© "zuo2 tian1" yesterday,  ÃƒÂ§Ã‚§Â‹Ã¥Â¤Â© "qiu1 tian1" autumn/fall. 天桥 "tian1 qiao2" overhead/walkway  

Answer 3

OOOH ; nice question..