tenno
Meaning
The emperor of Japan as head of state and the head of the Japanese imperial family.
Synonyms
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈtɛnəʊ/
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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