天体

てんたい

heavenly body

What does 天体 mean?

天体 is a Japanese noun meaning heavenly body in English. It is written as 天体 in kanji, てんたい in hiragana, and tentai in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

地球以外の天体に生物はいますか。

Is there life on other worlds?