てう

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of てう – see the following entry.
【朝ちょう】2
[noun] the morning
[noun] an imperial court
[noun] an imperial reign or dynasty
[noun] a country governed by a monarch
[noun] a bustling place, such as downtown
[suffix] dynasty
[affix] morning
[affix] imperial court
[affix] (by extension) Japan
[affix] having an audience with the emperor
[affix] dynasty, regime
[affix] (by extension) epoch, period
[affix] short for 朝鮮 (Chōsen): Korea, specifically short for 朝鮮民主主義人民共和国 (Chōsen Minshu Shugi Jinmin Kyōwakoku): Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea)
(This term, てう (teu), is a historical kana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as てう, see Category:Japanese kanji read as てう.)
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