tenno

See also: tennō and Tenno

English

Alternative forms

• Tenno, Tennou

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):

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• Rhymes: -ɛnəʊ

Noun

tenno (plural tennos)

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

Synonyms

• mikado
• God Emperor

Related terms

• Chrysanthemum Throne

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

• nonet, tenon, tonne

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