日天子 にってんし Meanings Noun Surya (Hindu sun god also revered as one of the twelve devas in Shingon Buddhism) See also: 十二天 (じゅうにてん). sun Kanji 日 day. Read as ニチ. 天 heaven. Read as テン. 子 child. Read as シ. Word lists Buddhism Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists