Tenno
/ˈtɛnəʊ/ name, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 The emperor of Japan as head of state and the head of the Japanese imperial family.
- 2 the emperor of Japan; when regarded as a religious leader the emperor is called tenno wordnet
Proper Noun
- 1 Alternative form of tenno. alt-of, alternative
Antonyms
All antonymsEtymology
Borrowed from Japanese 天皇(てんのう) (tennō), from Middle Chinese 天皇 (then hwang) with the original sense of “heavenly sovereign”.