天皇誕生日

Japanese

Kanji in this term
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])
• IPA^(key): [tẽ̞nːo̞ː tã̠ɲ̟d͡ʑo̞ːbʲi]

Noun

天(てん)皇(のう)誕(たん)生(じょう)日(び) • (Tennō Tanjōbi) ^{←てんわうたんじやうび (ten'wautanzyaubi)?}

1. 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.

See also

• 昭(しょう)和(わ)の日(ひ) (Shōwa no Hi)
• みどりの日(ひ) (Midori no Hi)
• 天(てん)長(ちょう)祭(さい) (tenchōsai)