天てん子し

noun

emperor; Son of Heaven

Refers to the emperor in a traditional Chinese-influenced context, emphasizing a heavenly mandate to rule. Often used in historical or formal settings.

• 天てん子しは天てんの命めいを受うけて国くにを治おさめた。

  The emperor ruled the country by the mandate of heaven.

noun

heavenly being; celestial being

A less common, more literary or mythological sense referring to a divine or celestial entity. Not used in everyday conversation.

• 伝でん説せつでは、天てん子しが天てんから降おりてきたとされる。

  Legend has it that a heavenly being descended from the sky.