Meaning

1 senses

  1. The emperor of Japan as head of state and the head of the Japanese imperial family.

    the emperor of Japan; when regarded as a religious leader the emperor is called tenno

Origin

Borrowed from Japanese 天皇(てんのう) (tennō), from Middle Chinese 天皇 (then hwang) with the orig

Borrowed from Japanese 天皇(てんのう) (tennō), from Middle Chinese 天皇 (then hwang) with the original sense of “heavenly sovereign”.

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Forms

plural: tennos

Synonyms

2 synonyms
mikadoGod Emperor
Close in meaning
  • the emperor of Japan; when regarded as a religious leader the emperor is called tenno:mikado

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
tenfoldtennertennisA1tenortenseB1

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