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tenno

/ˈtɛnəʊ/

tenno noun: the emperor of Japan as head of state and the head of the Japanese imperial family.

Noun

tenno (plural tennos)

  1. The emperor of Japan as head of state and the head of the Japanese imperial family.
    Synonyms:
    mikado, God Emperor

Proper noun capitalized: Tenno

Tenno

  1. (alternative) Alternative form of tenno.

Synonyms of tenno

Forms of tenno

pluraltennos
alternative formTenno
alternative formTennou
alternative formten'no

Origin of tenno

Borrowed from Japanese 天皇(てんのう) (tennō), from Middle Chinese 天皇 (then hwang) with the original sense of “heavenly sovereign”.

Words that rhyme with tenno

Questions about tenno

What does tenno mean?
Tenno means the emperor of Japan as head of state and the head of the Japanese imperial family.
What part of speech is tenno?
Tenno can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce tenno?
Tenno is pronounced /ˈtɛnəʊ/.
What is the plural of tenno?
The plural of tenno is tennos.

Words near tenno in the dictionary

  1. tenniswomans
  2. tenniswomen
  3. Tenniswood
  4. Tenniswoods
  5. tennisy
  6. tenno
  7. tennos
  8. Tennou
  9. tenny
  10. Tennys
  11. Tennyson

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