tenno

== English == === Alternative forms === Tenno, Tennou === Etymology === Borrowed from Japanese 天皇(てんのう) (tennō), from Middle Chinese 天皇 (then hwang) with the original sense of “heavenly sovereign”. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtɛnəʊ/ Rhymes: -ɛnəʊ === Noun === tenno (plural tennos) The emperor of Japan as head of state and the head of the Japanese imperial family. ==== Synonyms ==== mikado God Emperor ==== Related terms ==== Chrysanthemum Throne === References === Webster’s Third New International Dictionary lists only the spelling tenno, noting that it is often capitalized. Microsoft Encarta Online has no entry. === Anagrams === nonet, tenon, tonne == Italian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Japanese 天皇(てんのう) (tennō), from Middle Chinese 天皇 (then hwang) with the original sense of “heavenly sovereign”. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtɛn.no/ Rhymes: -ɛnno Hyphenation: tèn‧no === Noun === tenno m (invariable) the official title of the emperor of Japan the emperor of Japan === Further reading === tenno in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana == Latin == === Verb === tennō alternative form of tendō