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天皇 (てんのう): Emperor of Japan — Japanese vocabulary

天皇 is read てんのう and means "Emperor of Japan". JLPT N2 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

天皇

Reading
てんのう · tennou
Translation
Emperor of Japan
Level
JLPT N2
Pitch accent
てんのうが

Example

天皇は国家の象徴である。

てんのうはこっかのしょうちょうである。

The Emperor shall be the symbol of the State.

Kanji in this word

  • 天 — heaven, sky
  • 皇 — Emperor

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