Word Meaning 皇天

こうてん kouten

皇天 is read as こうてん (kouten) and means providence.

Meaning

English

providence
heaven

Reading

Kana

こうてん

Romaji

kouten

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 64332 Priority K

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

天皇

てんのう

Emperor of Japan

天皇陛下

てんのうへいか

His Majesty the Emperor

天皇制

てんのうせい

the Emperor System

天皇誕生日

てんのうたんじょうび

Emperor's Birthday (national holiday; February 23)

今上天皇

きんじょうてんのう

His Majesty the Emperor

大正天皇

たいしょうてんのう

Emperor Taishō (1879-1926, reigned 1912-1926)

天皇人間宣言

てんのうにんげんせんげん

Imperial Declaration of Humanity (renunciation of imperial claim to divinity; January 1, 1946)

明治天皇

めいじてんのう

Emperor Meiji (1852-1912, reigned 1867-1912)

天皇機関説

てんのうきかんせつ

theory of the Emperor as an organ of government

女性天皇

じょせいてんのう

female emperor (of Japan)

日本文徳天皇実録

にほんもんとくてんのうじつろく

Nihon Montoku Tennō Jitsuroku (fifth of the six classical Japanese history texts)

太上天皇

だじょうてんのう

abdicated emperor