mikado
/mɪˈkɑːdəʊ/
mikado noun: a former title of the emperors of Japan during a certain period.
Noun (1)
mikado (countable and uncountable, plural mikados or mikado)
- A former title of the emperors of Japan during a certain period.
- Any emperor of Japan.
- The mikados of Japan are its emperors.
- An interval of eighty years, occupied by two mikado of whose doings nothing is recorded, brings us to the celebrated female sovereign who invaded and conquered Korea.1878 July 1, “The Mythology and Religious Worship of the Ancient Japanese”, in The Westminster Review, volume CX, number CCXVII; New Series, volume LIV, number I, London: Trübner & Co., […], →OCLC...
- Synonyms:
- tenno
- A game of skill, in which identically shaped (but differently colored and valued) wooden sticks must be removed from a pile without disturbing the remaining stack.
- Synonyms:
- pick-up sticks
- A fabric having a stiff twill weave.
Proper noun capitalized: Mikado
Mikado
- A hamlet in Saskatchewan, Canada.
- A township and unincorporated community therein, in Alcona County, Michigan, United States.
Noun (2) capitalized: Mikado
Mikado (plural Mikados)
- Alternative letter-case form of mikado (“emperor of Japan”).
- The steam locomotive 2-8-2 wheel arrangement.
- From Mombasa the train is worked by a Mikado, built in 1927 by Robert Stephenson, Darlington, originally intended for shunting, but now used on most passenger trains between Mombasa and Nairobi, where the rails are 80 lb. to the yard, laid in 40 ft. lengths.1950 April, Timothy H. Cobb, “The Kenya-Uganda Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 263
mikado meaning in Malay and Vietnamese
mikado in Malay
- emperor of Japan
- mikado
mikado in Vietnamese
- emperor of Japan
- Ngự Môn, Nhật hoàng
Synonyms of mikado
Forms of mikado
| plural | mikados |
|---|---|
| plural | mikado |
| plural | Mikados |
Origin of mikado
Borrowed from Japanese 御門 (mikado), from 御 (mi, “honorable”) + 門 (kado, “gate, portal”).
From Japanese 御門 (mikado).
Words formed from mikado
Words that rhyme with mikado
Questions about mikado
- What does mikado mean?
- Mikado means a former title of the emperors of Japan during a certain period.
- What is mikado in Malay?
- Mikado in Malay is mikado. See Mikado meaning in Malay.
- What part of speech is mikado?
- Mikado can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce mikado?
- Mikado is pronounced /mɪˈkɑːdəʊ/.
- What is the plural of mikado?
- The plural of mikado is mikados.
Words near mikado in the dictionary
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