tenno

(Engels)

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

Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/ˈtɛnəʊ/
Etymologie (Engels)

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

empereur Japonais

mikado

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