天皇誕生日
Chinese
king of heaven; heavenly sovereign; emperor | |||
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trad. (天皇誕生日) | 天皇 | 誕生日 | |
simp. (天皇诞生日) | 天皇 | 诞生日 |
Etymology
Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 天皇誕生日.
Pronunciation
Noun
天皇誕生日
- The Emperor's Birthday
Japanese
Kanji in this term | ||||
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天 | 皇 | 誕 | 生 | 日 |
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 |
Etymology
Compound of 天皇 (tennō, “emperor of Japan”) + 誕生日 (tanjōbi, “birthday”).
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) てんのーたんじょーび [tèńnóó táńjóꜜòbì] (Nakadaka – [7])[1]
- IPA(key): [tẽ̞nːo̞ː tã̠ɲ̟d͡ʑo̞ːbʲi]
Noun
天皇誕生日 • (Tennō Tanjōbi) ←てんわうたんじやうび (tenwautanzyaubi)?
- a national holiday in Japan on the birthday of the 今上天皇 (Kinjō Tennō, “present reigning emperor”), currently February 23
Usage notes
- During the Heisei period, this national holiday was on December 23.
- Under the current emperor, Naruhito, it falls on February 23.
See also
- 昭和の日 (Shōwa no Hi)
- みどりの日 (Midori no Hi)
- 天長祭 (tenchōsai)
- 天長節 (tenchōsetsu)
References
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN