天皇陛下

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
goon		kan’on

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Pronoun

天(てん)皇(のう)陛(へい)下(か) • (Tennō Heika) ^{←てんわうへいか (Tenwau Feika)?}

1. His Imperial Majesty (form of address to the Emperor of Japan)

   天(てん)皇(のう)陛(へい)下(か)がお召(め)し上(あ)がりになる食(しょく)事(じ)は、宮(きゅう)中(ちゅう)料(りょう)理(り)人(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