Where does “天皇” come from?

天皇 (Japanese) comes from Old Japanese 天皇, from Old Japanese 君 — emperor; lord, master → sovereign.

天皇 (Japanese): an Emperor or Empress of Japan; an emperor,...

Definitions

  1. an Emperor or Empress of Japan; an emperor,...

Ancestry of “天皇”, step by step

天皇 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Japanese 天皇

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Japanese天皇a sovereign who governs a region; a term of...
2Old Japanese君emperor; lord, master → sovereign

via Middle Chinese 天皇

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese天皇—

Words derived from “天皇”

Every word from Old Japanese 君 →Every word from Old Japanese 天皇 →