満天(まんてん)

まんてん
noun
the whole sky, sky full of
literarynature
See also: 満点(まんてん) (perfect score)
1. the whole sky, the entire sky, a sky full of
The entire expanse of the sky, used almost exclusively in the expression 満天(まんてん)の星(ほし) (a sky full of stars). Describes a sky that is completely filled with something, most typically stars.
満天(まんてん)の星(ほし)が美(うつく)しい。
The sky full of stars is beautiful.
山(やま)の上(うえ)で満天(まんてん)の星空(ほしぞら)を見(み)た。
I saw a sky full of stars from the mountaintop.
都会(とかい)では見(み)られない満天(まんてん)の星(ほし)に感動(かんどう)した。
I was moved by the sky full of stars, something you can't see in the city.

Usage

Almost always appears in the fixed expression 満天(まんてん)の星(ほし) (a sky full of stars) or 満天(まんてん)の星空(ほしぞら) (a starry sky filled with stars). Rarely used outside this pattern.

Not to be confused with the homophone 満点(まんてん) (perfect score).

Common collocations

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