Tenno

/ˈtɛnəʊ/ name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The emperor of Japan as head of state and the head of the Japanese imperial family.
  2. 2
    the emperor of Japan; when regarded as a religious leader the emperor is called tenno wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of tenno. alt-of, alternative

Etymology

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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