JLPT N2 · Noun

天皇 (tennou)

天皇 (てんのう, tennou) is a Japanese noun meaning “Emperor of Japan”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: てんのう
Romaji: tennou
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

Emperor of Japan · noun

Example sentences

天皇は国家の象徴である。

The Emperor shall be the symbol of the State.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 天皇

天

heavens, sky, imperialテン・あまつ・あめ · 4 strokes

皇

emperorコウ・オウ · 9 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 天皇.

天気てんきweather天気予報てんきよほうweather forecast天候てんこうweather天然てんねんnature天てんsky雨天うてんrainy weather天国てんごくparadise天才てんさいgenius天災てんさいnatural disaster天体てんたいheavenly body天地てんちheaven and earth晴天せいてんfine weather (i.e. little or no clouds)天下てんかthe whole world先天的せんてんてきinborn

Source: JMdict entry 1582030 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.