法皇

Japanese

Kanji in this term
法 皇
ほう
Grade: 4 		おう
Grade: 6
goon

Etymology

法 (“Buddhist law”) +‎ 皇 (“emperor”)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ほーおー [hòóóꜜò] (Nakadaka – [3])
  • IPA(key): [ho̞ːo̞ː]

Noun

法(ほう)皇(おう) • (hōō) ←ほふわう (fofwau)?

  1. (monarchy, Buddhism) an emperor who abdicates and becomes a monk; a monk emperor emeritus
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