# 天道
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): tiāndào
    (Zhuyin): ㄊㄧㄢ ㄉㄠˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): tin$^1$ dou$^6$
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): thian-tō
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: tiāndào → tiāndao (toneless final syllable variant)
*** Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄢ ㄉㄠˋ → ㄊㄧㄢ ˙ㄉㄠ (toneless final syllable variant)
*** Tongyong Pinyin: tiandåo
*** Wade–Giles: tʻien$^1$-tao$^5$
*** Yale: tyān-dau
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tian.daw
*** Palladius: тяньдао (tjanʹdao)
*** Sinological IPA : /tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/ → /tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ d̥ɑʊ̯²/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: tin$^1$ dou$^6$
*** Yale: tīn douh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: tin$^1$ dou$^6$
*** Guangdong Romanization: tin$^1$ dou$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /tʰiːn⁵⁵ tou̯²²/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thian-tō
*** Tâi-lô: thian-tō
*** Phofsit Daibuun: tiendoi
*** IPA (Xiamen): /tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² to²²/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰiɛn³³ to⁴¹/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² to²²/
*** IPA (Taipei): /tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ to³³/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ tɤ³³/

### Noun

天道
* (literary, philosophy) laws of nature; laws of heaven
* (regional) weather

#### Synonyms

* (laws of nature): 大器 (dàqì)
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 氣候, 天景, 氣 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 天氣 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 天氣, 天兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 天氣 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Ulanhot | 天頭 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tongliao | 天頭 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 天氣 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 天氣 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 天氣, 天兒, 天 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 天氣, 天頭 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 天氣 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 天氣 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 天兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 天氣, 天頭 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 天氣 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 天氣, 天道 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 天氣 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 天氣, 天兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 天氣 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 天氣, 天兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 天氣 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 天氣 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 天氣 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 天氣 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Dingbian | 天, 天氣 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 天氣, 天氣兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 天氣, 天 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Qimen (Anling; Junhua) | 天氣 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 天氣 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan) | 天氣 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 天氣 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Bayanhot | 天氣 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 天氣 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 天氣, 天 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 天氣 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 天氣, 天道 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 天氣 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 天氣 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 天氣 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin (Lingui) | 天氣 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Pingle | 天氣 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 天氣, 天時 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou (Luorong) | 天氣 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Luzhai | 天氣 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanning (Wuming) | 天氣, 天色 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hechi (Yizhou) | 天氣, 天時 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Luocheng (Dongmen) | 天氣 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianlin (Langping) | 天氣 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Salong (Lancang) | 天氣, 天時 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Sai (Tengchong) | 天氣 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Oudomxay | 天氣 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Pematangsiantar | 天氣 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 天氣, 天 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 天氣, 天 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 天氣 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 天氣 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Huanggang | 天頭 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 天氣, 天時, 天候 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 天氣, 天時, 天候 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) | 天候, 天時 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 天時, 天氣 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 天時 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 天時 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 天氣 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 天時 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 天氣 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 天時 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 天氣 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 天時 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 天時 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 天氣 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 天氣 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 天氣 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 天時 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Chongkoumen, Nanlang; Tanka) | 天氣 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 天時 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 天時 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 天時 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 天時 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 天時 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 天時, 天氣 |
| Cantonese | Taishan (Guanghai) | 天氣 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 天時 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 天時 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 天氣 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 天時, 天氣 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 天時 |
| Cantonese | Qingyuan | 天時 |
| Cantonese | Fogang | 天時 |
| Cantonese | Yingde (Hanguang) | 天時 |
| Cantonese | Yangshan | 天氣 |
| Cantonese | Lianshan (Butian) | 天氣 |
| Cantonese | Lianzhou (Qingshui; Sihui) | 天氣 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan | 天時 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 天候, 天氣 |
| Cantonese | Renhua | 天時 |
| Cantonese | Lechang | 天氣 |
| Cantonese | Zhaoqing (Gaoyao) | 天氣 |
| Cantonese | Sihui | 天時 |
| Cantonese | Guangning | 天時 |
| Cantonese | Deqing | 天時, 天氣 |
| Cantonese | Huaiji | 天時 |
| Cantonese | Fengkai (Nanfeng) | 天氣 |
| Cantonese | Yunfu | 天氣 |
| Cantonese | Xinxing | 天時 |
| Cantonese | Luoding | 天時 |
| Cantonese | Yunan (Pingtai) | 天氣 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 天時, 天氣 |
| Cantonese | Xinyi | 天氣 |
| Cantonese | Lianjiang | 天氣 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 天氣 |
| Cantonese | Wuzhou | 天氣 |
| Cantonese | Yulin | 天氣 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Lianzhou) | 天時, 天氣 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Shatian) | 天時 |
| Cantonese | Guiping | 天氣 |
| Cantonese | Guiping (Jintian) | 天氣 |
| Cantonese | Guiping (Jiangkou) | 天氣, 天時, 天色 |
| Cantonese | Guiping (Madong) | 天氣, 天色 |
| Cantonese | Mengshan (Xihe) | 天色 |
| Cantonese | Guigang (Nanjiang) | 天氣 |
| Cantonese | Beiliu | 天氣, 天色 |
| Cantonese | Beiliu (Tangliao) | 天色 |
| Cantonese | Baise | 天氣 |
| Cantonese | Bobai | 天氣 |
| Cantonese | Lingshan | 天氣 |
| Cantonese | Pubei | 天氣 |
| Cantonese | Qinzhou | 天氣 |
| Cantonese | Beihai | 天氣, 天時 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Nankang) | 天時 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Yingpan) | 天時 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 天氣, 天時 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 天氣, 天時 |
| Cantonese | Ningming | 天氣 |
| Cantonese | Hengzhou | 天氣 |
| Cantonese | Hezhou (Pumen, Babu) | 天氣 |
| Cantonese | Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 天氣, 天時 |
| Cantonese | Lingchuan (Yangjia) | 天時 |
| Cantonese | Pingle (Majia) | 天氣 |
| Cantonese | Pingle (Shuishan) | 天氣 |
| Cantonese | Danzhou | 天 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 天時, 天氣 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 天時 |
| Cantonese | Móng Cái | 天氣, 天時 |
| Cantonese | Yangon (Taishan) | 天氣, 氣候 |
| Cantonese | Mandalay (Taishan) | 天氣 |
| Cantonese | Bangkok (Guangfu) | 天時 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 天氣, 天色 |
| Gan | Pengze | 天勢 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 天氣, 天頭 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 天, 天氣 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 天氣, 天色, 天時 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 天時 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 天時 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Daling) | 天時 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 天時 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 天時 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Zhengguo, Zengcheng) | 天時 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 天時 |
| Hakka | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 天時 |
| Hakka | Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 天時 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 天氣 |
| Hakka | Changting | 天時 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 天時 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Pingyu) | 天時 |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 天時 |
| Hakka | Liancheng (Peitian) | 天意 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 天氣 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 天氣 |
| Hakka | Shicheng | 天頭 |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 天色 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 天時, 天氣 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 天時, 天氣 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 天時, 天氣 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 天時, 天氣 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 天時, 天氣 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 天氣 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 天時 |
| Hakka | Luchuan (Daqiao) | 天氣 |
| Hakka | Bobai (Shahe) | 天氣 |
| Hakka | Bobai (Longtan) | 天氣 |
| Hakka | Bobai (Lingping) | 天氣, 天時 |
| Hakka | Beiliu (Tang'an) | 天時 |
| Hakka | Beiliu (Gonghe, Xilang) | 天氣 |
| Hakka | Mashan (Pianlian) | 天氣 |
| Hakka | Guilin (Xiaojiang, Lingui) | 天氣 |
| Hakka | Pingle (Tong'an) | 天氣 |
| Hakka | Yangshuo (Jinbao) | 天氣 |
| Hakka | Sabah (Longchuan) | 天時 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 天時 |
| Hakka | Singkawang | 天時, 天氣 |
| Hakka | Pontianak (Meixian) | 天時, 天氣 |
| Hakka | Bangkok (Meixian) | 天時 |
| Hakka | Bangkok (Fengshun) | 天氣 |
| Hakka | Bangkok (Jiexi) | 天時 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 天公 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 天氣 |
| Huizhou | Shexian (Xianggao) | 天氣 |
| Huizhou | Shexian (Daguyun) | 天氣 |
| Huizhou | Qimen (Anling; Minhua) | 天氣 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 天氣, 天 |
| Jin | Datong | 天氣 |
| Jin | Datong (Xicetian, Yunzhou) | 天氣 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 天氣 |
| Jin | Changzhi | 天氣 |
| Jin | Taibus (Baochang) | 天氣 |
| Jin | Linhe | 天氣 |
| Jin | Jining | 天氣 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 天氣, 氣候 |
| Jin | Baotou | 天氣 |
| Jin | Dongsheng | 天氣 |
| Jin | Haibowan | 天氣 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 天氣 |
| Jin | Handan | 天氣 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 天氣, 天時 |
| Northern Min | Pucheng (Shibei) | 天氣 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 天氣, 天時 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 天氣 |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 天氣 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 天時, 天氣 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 天時, 天氣 |
| Southern Min | Shishi | 天時 |
| Southern Min | Yongchun | 天色 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 天時, 天氣 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 天氣, 天時 |
| Southern Min | Dongshan | 天時 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 天時 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 天時, 天氣 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 天氣 |
| Southern Min | Pingnan (Shangdu) | 天氣 |
| Southern Min | Guiping (Xiaowen) | 天氣 |
| Southern Min | Guiping (Dongsheng) | 天氣 |
| Southern Min | Guilin (Biyange) | 天氣 |
| Southern Min | Yuhuan (Kanmen) | 天時 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 天時, 天氣 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 天時 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 天時 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chaoyang) | 天時 |
| Southern Min | Nan'ao (Houzhai) | 天時 |
| Southern Min | Nan'ao (Yun'ao) | 天時 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 天時 |
| Southern Min | Lufeng | 天時 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 天時 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 天時 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 天時 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 天時 |
| Southern Min | Pontianak (Teochew) | 天時 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 天氣 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 天時 |
| Southern Min | Qionghai | 天氣 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 天氣 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 天時 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 天時 |
| Central Min | Yong'an | 天氣 |
| Central Min | Nanping (Wangtai, Yanping) | 天氣 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 天時 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 天時 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 天氣 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Shajing) | 天氣 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Silian) | 天氣 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Dahe) | 天氣 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Chaoyang) | 天氣 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Zhuyuan) | 天氣 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Wutong, Lingui) | 天氣 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Liutang, Lingui) | 天氣 |
| Northern Pinghua | Lingchuan (Tanxia) | 天氣 |
| Northern Pinghua | Lingchuan (Shuangzhou) | 天氣 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guanyang (Guanyinge) | 天色 |
| Northern Pinghua | Pingle (Zhangjia) | 天氣 |
| Northern Pinghua | Yangshuo (Jima) | 天氣 |
| Northern Pinghua | Yangshuo (Putao) | 天色, 天氣 |
| Shehua | Fu'an | 天性 |
| Shehua | Fuding | 天氣 |
| Shehua | Luoyuan | 天性 |
| Shehua | Sanming | 天氣 |
| Shehua | Shunchang | 天氣 |
| Shehua | Hua'an | 天時 |
| Shehua | Guixi (Zhangping) | 天氣 |
| Shehua | Cangnan | 天氣 |
| Shehua | Jingning (Hexi) | 天性 |
| Shehua | Lishui | 天性 |
| Shehua | Longyou | 天性 |
| Shehua | Chaozhou | 天氣 |
| Shehua | Fengshun | 天時 |
| Waxiang | Luxi (Liangjiatan) | 天氣 |
| Waxiang | Chengbu (Xuntou) | 天色 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 天氣 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 天色 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 天氣, 天 |
| Wu | Danyang | 天氣, 天光 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 天空 |
| Wu | Shaoxing | 天家 |
| Wu | Shaoxing (Keqiao) | 天時 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 天家 |
| Wu | Linhai | 天家 |
| Wu | Yuhuan (Damaiyu) | 天色 |
| Wu | Yuhuan (Chumen) | 天家 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 天色, 天時 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 天公, 天氣 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 天色, 天氣 |
| Xiang | Xiangxiang | 天氣 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 天色 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 天氣 |
| Xiang | Hengshan | 天 |
| Xiang | Hengshan (Baiguo) | 天 |
| Xiang | Quanzhou | 天氣 |
| Xiang | Guanyang (Wenshi) | 天氣 |

#### Derived terms

* 天道人事
* 天道好還 / 天道好还
* 天道循環 / 天道循环
* 天道恢恢
* 天道無親 / 天道无亲
* 天道無親常與善人 / 天道无亲常与善人

#### Descendants

* → Japanese: 天道(てんどう) (tendō)
Others:
* →? Proto-Ryukyuan: *teda
** Northern Ryukyuan:
*** Kikai: 天道, 太陽 (θida, θïda)
*** Kunigami: 天道, 太陽 (thidā)
*** Northern Amami Ōshima: 天道, 太陽 (θeda)
*** Okinawan: 天道, 太陽 (tīda)
*** Okinoerabu: 天道, 太陽 (θida)
*** Southern Amami Ōshima: 天道, 太陽 (θïda)
*** Tokunoshima: 天道, 太陽 (θida)
*** Yoron: 天道, 太陽 (tida)
** Southern Ryukyuan:
*** Miyako: 天道, 太陽 (tida)
*** Yaeyama: 天道, 太陽 (tida)
*** Yonaguni: 天道, 太陽 (tidan)

## Japanese
### Etymology 1

Kanji in this term :
| 天 | 道 |
| てん Grade: 1 | どう Grade: 2 |
| goon ||
From Old Japanese, in turn from Middle Chinese 天道 (MC then dawX). The 呉音 (goon), so the earlier borrowing.
First cited to a text from 751 CE.

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) てんどー [tèńdóó] (Heiban – [0])
* (Tokyo) てんどー [téꜜǹdòò] (Atamadaka – [1])
* IPA: [tẽ̞ndo̞ː]

#### Noun

天(てん)道(どう) • (tendō)
* [from 751] laws of nature
    Synonym: 天理 (tenri)
* [from circa 903] the god of heaven, the god of creation, the king or emperor of heaven
    Synonym: 天帝 (tentei)
* [from 1603] the path taken through the sky by heavenly objects; (by extension) the (celestial, astronomical) heavens, the sky
    Synonyms: 天 (ten), 天空 (tenkū)
* [from 1424] heaven, a land above the clouds
    Synonyms: 天上界 (tenjōkai), 天界 (tenkai)
* [from 985] (Buddhism) the heavenly realm, the gods realm (see also Saṃsāra (Buddhism)#Realms of rebirth)
    Synonyms: 天上界 (tenjōkai), 天界 (tenkai)
* [from 1500s] (astronomy) the sun (more often found with the reading tentō)
    Synonyms: 日 (hi), 太陽 (taiyō), 日輪 (nichirin)

##### Derived terms

* 天道是(てんどうぜ)か非(ひ)か (tendō ze ka hi ka)
* 天道人(てんどうひと)を殺(ころ)さず (tendō hito o korosazu)
* 天道(てんどう)の当(あ)てがい (tendō no ategai)

### Etymology 2

Kanji in this term :
| 天 | 道 |
| てん Grade: 1 | とう Grade: 2 |
| kan'on ||
Shift from tendō. The 漢音 (kan'on), so likely a later borrowing from Middle Chinese.

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) てんとー [téꜜǹtòò] (Atamadaka – [1])
* IPA: [tẽ̞nto̞ː]

#### Noun

天(てん)道(とう) • (tentō)
* [from circa 903] the god of heaven, the god of creation the king or emperor of heaven
    Synonym: 天帝 (tentei)
* [from 1424] heaven, a land above the clouds
    Synonyms: 天上界 (tenjōkai), 天界 (tenkai)
* [from 1500s] (astronomy) the sun
    Synonyms: 日 (hi), 太陽 (taiyō), 日輪 (nichirin)

##### Derived terms

* 御天道様(おてんとうさま) (o-tentō-sama)
* 天道様(てんとうさま) (tentō sama)
* 天道次第(てんとうしだい) (tentō shidai)
* 天道神(てんとうじん) (tentōjin)
* 天道(てんとう)ぼこり (tentō-bokori)
* 天道花(てんとうばな) (tentō-bana)
* 天道干(てんとうぼ)し (tentō-boshi)
* 天道任(てんとうまか)せ (tentō-makase)
* 天道虫(てんとうむし) (tentōmushi)

### Etymology 3

Kanji in this term :
| 天 | 道 |
| てん Grade: 1 | どう > ど Grade: 2 |
| goon ||
Shift from tendō.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [tẽ̞ndo̞]

#### Noun

天(てん)道(ど) • (tendo)
* (Kagoshima) the sun

##### Derived terms

* 天道様(てんどさ) (tendo sa)

### References

* ↑ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
* 1 2 3 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
* 1 2 3 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
* ↑ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
   * “てんど【天道】” in JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary, 2019.

## Kikai

Kanji in this term :
| 天 | 道 |
| Grade: 1 | Grade: 2 |
* Alternative spelling
* 太陽

### Etymology

From Proto-Ryukyuan *teda. See there for more.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [tʰida]

### Noun

天道(てぃだ) (tida)
* (astronomy) the sun

### References

* “てぃだ【天道・太陽】” in JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary, 2019.

## Korean

Hanja in this term :
| 天 | 道 |

### Noun

天道 • (cheondo) (hangeul 천도)
* hanja form of 천도 (“laws of nature; laws of heaven”)

## Kunigami
### Etymology 1

Kanji in this term :
| 天 | 道 |
| Grade: 1 | Grade: 2 |
* Alternative spelling
* 太陽
From Proto-Ryukyuan *teda. See there for more.

#### Noun

天道(てぃだ) (thitha)
* (astronomy) the sun

### Etymology 2

Kanji in this term :
| 天 | 道 |
| Grade: 1 | Grade: 2 |
* Alternative spelling
* 太陽
From Proto-Ryukyuan *teda. See there for more.

#### Noun

天道(てぃだー) (thithā)
* (Nakijin) the sun

### References

* “てぃだ【天道・太陽】” in JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary, 2019.

## Miyako

Kanji in this term :
| 天 | 道 |
| Grade: 1 | Grade: 2 |
* Alternative spelling
* 太陽

### Etymology

From Proto-Ryukyuan *teda. See there for more.

### Noun

天道(てぃだ) (tida)
* (astronomy) the sun

### References

* “てぃだ【天道・太陽】” in JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary, 2019.

## Okinawan

Kanji in this term :
| 天 | 道 |
| てぃーだ ||
| Grade: 1 | Grade: 2 |
| jukujikun ||
* Alternative spelling
* 太陽

### Etymology

From Proto-Ryukyuan *teda. See there for more.

### Pronunciation

* (Shuri-Naha) てぃいだ [tìídá] (Heiban - [0])
* IPA: [tiːda]

### Noun

天道(てぃーだ) or 天道(てぃーら) (tīda or tīra)
* (astronomy) the sun

#### Derived terms

* 天道(てぃーだ)雨(あみ) (tīdāmi)
* 天道(てぃーだ)降(ぶ)い (tīdabui)
* 天道(てぃーだ)ぶうい (tīdabūi)

### References

* ↑ “ティーダ” in Okinawa Center of Language Study, Shuri-Naha Dialect Dictionary (archived; reopens 2024).
* “てぃーだ【天道・太陽】” in JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary, 2019.
* “ティーラ（てぃーら）” in Okinawan Dialect Dictionary - Ajima.
* “てぃーら” in Okinawan Dialect - Japanese Dialects Dictionary - Goo Dictionary.
* “てぃーだ” in Okinawan Dictionary - KozaWeb.
* “ティーダ” in Weblio Dictionary.

## Yaeyama

Kanji in this term :
| 天 | 道 |
| Grade: 1 | Grade: 2 |
* Alternative spelling
* 太陽

### Etymology

From Proto-Ryukyuan *teda. See there for more.

### Noun

天道(てぃだ) (tida)
* (astronomy) the sun

### References

* “てぃだ【天道・太陽】” in JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary, 2019.

## Yonaguni

Kanji in this term :
| 天 | 道 |
| Grade: 1 | Grade: 2 |
* Alternative spelling
* 太陽

### Etymology

From Proto-Ryukyuan *teda. See there for more.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [tidaŋ̍]

### Noun

天道(てぃだ) or 天道(てぃだん) (tida or tidan)
* (astronomy) the sun

### References

* “てぃだ【天道・太陽】” in JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary, 2019.
* “てぃだん【天道・太陽】” in JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary, 2019.

## Yoron

Kanji in this term :
| 天 | 道 |
| Grade: 1 | Grade: 2 |
* Alternative spelling
* 太陽

### Etymology

From Proto-Ryukyuan *teda. See there for more.

### Noun

天道(てぃだ) (tida)
* (astronomy) the sun

### References

* “てぃだ【天道・太陽】” in JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary, 2019.