tenno

See also: tennō and Tenno

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtɛnəʊ/
  • Audio (US)(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛnəʊ

Noun

tenno (plural tennos)

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

Synonyms

References
  • Webster’s Third New International Dictionary lists only the spelling tenno, noting that it is often capitalized.
  • Microsoft Encarta Online has no entry.

Anagrams

Italian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtɛn.no/
  • Rhymes: -ɛnno
  • Hyphenation: tèn‧no

Noun

tenno m (invariable)

  1. the official title of the emperor of Japan
  2. the emperor of Japan

Further reading
  • tenno in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

Verb

tennō

  1. Alternative form of tendō
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