教皇

See also: 敎皇

Chinese

		teach; teaching; religion	emperor; surname
trad. (教皇)		教	皇
simp. #(教皇)		教	皇

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 教皇

1. pope; pontiff
2. (tarot) the Hierophant; the Pope

Synonyms

• 教宗 (jiàozōng)
• (obsolete) 法王 (fǎwáng), 法皇

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
教	皇
きょう Grade: 2	おう Grade: 6
goon

Kanji in this term
教	皇
きょう Grade: 2	こう Grade: 6
goon	kan'on

Etymology

From 教 (kyō, “teaching; religion”) +‎ 皇 (kō, ō, “emperor”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) きょーこー [kyòókóꜜò] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [kʲo̞ːko̞ː]

• (Tokyo) きょーおー [kyòóóꜜò] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [kʲo̞ːo̞ː]

Noun

教(きょう)皇(こう) • (kyōkō) ^{←けうくわう (keukwau)?}
(alternative reading hiragana きょうおう, rōmaji kyōō, historical hiragana けうわう)

1. (Catholicism) a pope

Synonyms

• 法(ほう)王(おう) (hōō)

Proper noun

教(きょう)皇(こう) • (Kyōkō) ^{←けうくわう (Keukwau)?}

1. (tarot) the Hierophant; the Pope

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Korean

Hanja in this term
教	皇

Noun

教皇 • (gyohwang) (hangeul 교황)

1. Alternative form of 敎皇 (“pope”)

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Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
教	皇

Noun

教皇

1. chữ Hán form of giáo hoàng (“pope”).