Tenno
Origin
From Japanese 天皇 (TennÅ ã¦ã‚“ã®ã†, earlier ten'ou ã¦ã‚“ãŠã†), from Middle Chinese 天皇 (tÊ°en-É£wang) (compare Mandarin tiÄnhuáng 天皇), from Old Chinese 天皇 (*lÌ¥Ëin-ɢʷËaÅ‹ "Heavenly Sovereign" → "Emperor"), from 天 ("Heaven") + 皇 ("sovereign").