Tenma

Tenma is a Japanese name that can function as both a given name and a surname. In kanji, it is often written 天馬, meaning "heavenly horse," though other kanji combinations and kana spellings are also used. As a given name, Tenma is typically masculine in modern Japan, though names in fiction may be unisex or female. In real life, people named Tenma may be found across various professions; as a surname it is less common but attested in Japanese lineages and records. In popular culture, Tenma is commonly chosen for characters in anime, manga, and video games, valued for its vivid imagery and concise sound. The name also appears in geographic or organizational contexts in fiction and on occasion as place names or team names in media, though these usages are not tied to a single canonical source. See also: Tenma (disambiguation) for other uses and related terms.