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tenno

UK/ˈtɛnəʊ/ uncommon

noun

1.

the emperor of Japan; when regarded as a religious leader the emperor is called tenno

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Origin

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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