tenno

/ (ˈtɛnəʊ) /


nounplural -no or -nos
  1. the formal title of the Japanese emperor, esp when regarded as a divine religious leader

Origin of tenno

1
from Japanese tennō

Words Nearby tenno

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How to use tenno in a sentence

  • The dynasty, for about twenty-five hundred years since Jimmu tenno, has never been broken.

    Japanese Girls and Women | Alice Mabel Bacon
  • But the very existence of Jimmu tenno as an historical personage is not at all certain.

    The Gist of Japan | R. B. Peery