てんのう
天皇
こう
皇
ごう
后
りょう
両
へい
陛
か
下

noun

Honorific or respectful language.
  1. Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
てんのう
天皇
こう
皇
ごう
后
りょう
両
へい
陛
か
下
 天皇皇后両陛下 てんのうこうごうりょうへいか

Contained Kanji Breakdown

heavens, sky, imperial
テン　あま-　あも (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
large, big
ダイ　おお-　た (1st, N5)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
emperor
コウ　オウ　おうじ (6th, N1)
white
しろ　ハク　しら- (1st, N5)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
king, rule, magnate
オウ　-ノウ　おお (1st, N3)
empress, queen, after
きさき　コウ　ゴ (6th, N1)
corpse(尸) variant
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
both, old Japanese coin, counter for carriages (e.g., in a train)
リョウ　てる　ふたつ (3rd, N3)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ　ケイ (Kentei 1)
mountain
やま　サン　セン (1st, N5)
highness, steps (of throne)
ヘイ (6th, N1)
place, left village radical - 2 stroke form (no. 170)
こざと
to compare, to match, to equal
ヒ　きざはし
compare, race, ratio
ヒ　くら.べる　い (5th, N2)
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ　さじ (Kentei 1)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
below, down, descend
カ　した　くだ.る (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク　うらな.う　うらない (Kentei Pre-1)