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天朝 (てんちょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

天てん朝ちょう

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Meanings

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noun

polite (teineigo)

Polite term for the imperial court, used in formal or respectful contexts.

天てん朝ちょうの儀ぎ式しきに参さん列れつする。
Attend a ceremony of the imperial court.

Kanji

天heavens, sky, imperial
朝morning, dynasty, regime

Similar words

朝ちょう廷てい
朝廷 is the standard, neutral term for the imperial court. 天朝 is a more formal, polite variant.

Etymology

Composed of 天 (heaven, imperial) and 朝 (court, dynasty). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with the imperial court.