Chinese

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king of heaven; heavenly sovereign; emperor
trad. (天皇誕生日) 天皇 誕生日
simp. (天皇诞生日) 天皇 诞生日
 
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Etymology

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Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 天皇誕生日.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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天皇誕生日

  1. The Emperor's Birthday

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
てん
Grade: 1
おう > のう
Grade: 6
たん
Grade: 6
しょう > じょう
Grade: 1
ひ > び
Grade: 1
goon kan'on goon kun'yomi
 
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Etymology

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Compound of 天皇 (tennō, emperor of Japan) +‎ 誕生日 (tanjōbi, birthday).

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) んのーたんじょーび [tèńnóó táńjóꜜòbì] (Nakadaka – [7])[1]
  • IPA(key): [tẽ̞nːo̞ː tã̠ɲ̟d͡ʑo̞ːbʲi]

Noun

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(てん)(のう)(たん)(じょう)() (Tennō Tanjōbiてんわうたんじやうび (Ten'wau Tanzyaubi)?

  1. a national holiday in Japan on the birthday of the 今上天皇 (Kinjō Tennō, present reigning emperor), currently February 23

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN