天皇陛下

Japanese
Kanji in this term
天 皇 陛 下
てん
Grade: 1		 おう > のう
Grade: 6		 へい
Grade: 6		 か
Grade: 1
on’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 天皇 (tennō, “emperor”) +‎ 陛下 (heika, “majesty”).[1][2]

Pronunciation
  • On’yomi
    • (Tokyo) てんのーへ​ーか [tèńnóó éꜜèkà] (Nakadaka – [5])[2]
    • IPA(key): [tẽ̞nːo̞ː he̞ːka̠]

Pronoun

天皇陛下 (hiragana てんのうへいか, rōmaji Tennō Heika, historical hiragana てんわうへいか)

  1. His Imperial Majesty (of Japan)
    天皇陛下 (てんのうへいか)がお召 (め)し上 (あ)がりになる食事 (しょくじ)は、宮中料理人 (きゅうちゅうりょうりにん)によって作 (つく)られます。
    Tennō Heika ga omeshiagari ni naru shokuji wa, kyūchū ryōrinin ni yotte tsukuraremasu.
    The cuisine for His Imperial Majesty is prepared by the palace chef.

References
  1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
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