Hirohito

American  

[heer-oh-hee-toh, hee-raw-hee-taw] / ˌhɪər oʊˈhi toʊ, ˈhi rɔˈhi tɔ /

noun

1. Showa, 1901–89, emperor of Japan 1926–89.

---

Hirohito British  

/ ˌhɪərəʊˈhiːtəʊ /

noun

1. 1901–89, emperor of Japan 1926–89. In 1946 he became a constitutional monarch

---

Hirohito Cultural  

1. Japanese emperor who came to the throne in the 1920s. He reigned over the Japanese in World War II. After the war, he was forced to give up the claim to divine status that previous emperors had made. He died in 1989, after long outliving all the other major figures associated with the war.

---

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

Hirohito

With the city’s immolation, Hirohito bowed to the inevitable.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

The contrast between President Harry S. Truman, who had been in office for a matter of weeks, and Emperor Hirohito, whose military seemed unstoppable, remains shocking.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026

Since 1945, historians have debated to what extent Naruhito's late grandfather Hirohito was responsible for Imperial Japan's war of aggression in Asia.

From Barron's ● Jan. 2, 2026

In World War II, “unconditional surrender” meant, among other things, killing or at least removing Hitler and Hirohito.

From Slate ● Jun. 17, 2025

Finally, on August 15, Emperor Hirohito spoke over the radio to the Japanese people, telling them that Japan was surrendering.

From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac