天皇てんのう

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

Refers specifically to the Japanese emperor; not used for emperors of other countries.

天皇てんのうが即位そくいするfor the Emperor to ascend the throne
新あたらしい天皇てんのうが即そく位いした。
The new Emperor ascended the throne.
天皇てんのうが退位たいいするfor the Emperor to abdicate
天皇てんのうが生せい前ぜん退たい位いすることは異い例れいだった。
It was unusual for the Emperor to abdicate while still alive.
天皇てんのうに拝謁はいえつするto have an audience with the Emperor
外がい国こくの大たい使しが天皇てんのうに拝はい謁えつした。
The foreign ambassador had an audience with the Emperor.

皇こう帝てい
皇帝 is the general word for 'emperor' used for rulers of any country, while 天皇 refers exclusively to the Japanese emperor.
帝みかど
天皇 is the standard modern term for the Japanese emperor, while 帝 is a more archaic, literary, or ceremonial word for the same figure.
国こく王おうN2
国王 is the general term for a monarch of any kingdom, while 天皇 refers specifically to the Emperor of Japan.
天皇すめらぎN1
すめらぎ is the archaic, classical-Japanese reading for the Emperor of Japan, while 天皇 (てんのう) is the modern standard term used in everyday and official contexts.
君くん主しゅN1
天皇 refers specifically to the Emperor of Japan, whereas 君主 is a general term for any monarch of any country.

上じょう皇こう
天皇 refers to the currently reigning emperor, while 上皇 refers to an emperor who has abdicated and stepped down from the throne.

天皇てんのう陛へい下かhonorific 尊敬語
天皇陛下 is the respectful, honorific way to refer to or address 天皇, used in formal or ceremonial contexts.

上じょう皇こう
上皇 refers to a retired emperor who has abdicated, whereas 天皇 refers to the reigning emperor currently on the throne.
大だい王おう
天皇 refers only to the Emperor of Japan, while 大王 is a general honorific for any great king and is not tied to Japan.
皇こう室しつ
天皇 refers to the Emperor himself, while 皇室 refers to the whole Imperial family and institution, so learners should not use them interchangeably.
天皇てんのう制せいN2
天皇 refers to the emperor as a person, whereas 天皇制 refers to the institution or system surrounding the throne.

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天皇てんのう崇すう拝はい
emperor worship
太上天皇だいじょうてんのう
abdicated emperor; retired emperor
女じょ性せい天皇てんのう
female emperor (of Japan)
女じょ系けい天皇てんのう
matrilineal emperor of Japan; emperor with imperial mother and non-imperial father
男だん系けい天皇てんのう
patrilineal imperial succession (Japan)
象しょう徴ちょう天皇てんのう
symbolic emperor; emperor as a symbol of the state
天皇てんのう機き関かん説せつ
theory of the Emperor as an organ of government

From Chinese 天皇 (tiānhuáng), originally a Daoist celestial title, adopted in Japan to refer to the emperor.