始馭天下之天皇はつくにしらすすめらみこと

noun

first emperor to rule the land

A formal title bestowed upon Emperor Jimmu at his coronation in Japanese mythology. Not used in modern Japanese outside historical or mythological contexts.

• 『日本にほん書しょ紀き』によれば、神じん武む天皇てんのうは「始馭天下之はつくにしらす天皇すめらみこと」と称しょうされた。

  According to the Nihon Shoki, Emperor Jimmu was called 'Hatsukunishirasu Sumeramikoto'.