mikado

common noun

Syllable Decomposition

mikado

transcription of the Japanese 御門 mikado (mikado), a title held by certain emperors of Japan; composed of 御, mi ("honorable") and 門, kado ("gate"). Compare with Sublime Porte (title held by the Ottoman caliphs, by extension: seat of Ottoman power, Byzantium) and the etymology of pharaoh.

Definitions

Synonyms

jeu de jonchetsjonchets

Plural

mikados

Translations

  • englishenglish:tenno
  • chinesechinese:天皇
  • koreankorean:일왕
  • japanesejapanese:天皇