天皇陛下

Japanese

Kanji in this term
天	皇	陛	下
てん Grade: 1	おう > のう Grade: 6	へい Grade: 6	か Grade: 1
goon		kan’on

Etymology

Compound of 天皇 (tennō, “emperor”) +‎ 陛下 (heika, “majesty”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) てんのーへ​ーか [tèńnóó éꜜèkà] (Nakadaka – [5])
• IPA^(key): [tẽ̞nːo̞ː he̞ːka̠]

Pronoun

天(てん)皇(のう)陛(へい)下(か) • (Tennō Heika) ^{←てんわうへいか (Ten'wau Feika)?}

1. His Imperial Majesty (form of address to the Emperor of Japan)

   天(てん)皇(のう)陛(へい)下(か)がお召(め)し上(あ)がりになる食(しょく)事(じ)は、宮(きゅう)中(ちゅう)料(りょう)理(り)人(にん)によって作(つく)られます。

   Tennō Heika ga omeshiagari ni naru shokuji wa, kyūchū ryōrinin ni yotte tsukuraremasu.

   The cuisine for His Imperial Majesty is prepared by the palace chef.