Where does “tenno” come from?
tenno (English) comes from Middle Chinese てんのう, from Middle Chinese 天皇.
tenno (English): The emperor of Japan as her head of state and the...
Definitions
- The emperor of Japan as her head of state and the...
Ancestry of “tenno”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Chinese | てんのう | — |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 天皇 | — |