天皇誕生日
Chinese
| king of heaven; heavenly sovereign; emperor | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: tiānhuáng dànshēngrì
- Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄢ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄉㄢˋ ㄕㄥ ㄖˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: tianhuáng dànshengrìh
- Wade–Giles: tʻien1-huang2 tan4-shêng1-jih4
- Yale: tyān-hwáng dàn-shēng-r̀
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tianhwang dannshengryh
- Palladius: тяньхуан даньшэнжи (tjanʹxuan danʹšɛnži)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ xu̯ɑŋ³⁵ tän⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ʐ̩⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: tin1 wong4 daan3 sang1 jat6
- Yale: tīn wòhng daan sāng yaht
- Cantonese Pinyin: tin1 wong4 daan3 sang1 jat9
- Guangdong Romanization: tin1 wong4 dan3 seng1 yed6
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰiːn⁵⁵ wɔːŋ²¹ taːn³³ sɐŋ⁵⁵ jɐt̚²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
天皇誕生日
- The Emperor's Birthday, the birthday of a Japanese emperor
See also
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
Noun
天皇誕生日 • (Tennō Tanjōbi) ←てんわうたんじやうび (Ten'wau Tanzyaubi)?
- 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) "Greenery Day", in honour of Emperor Showa's love of plants and the environment
- 天長祭 (tenchōsai)
- 天長節 (tenchōsetsu)