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日本天皇

Mandarin · pinyin Rì běn tiān huáng

Emperor of Japan

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日: rì · sun; day; daytime
本: běn · root, origin, source; basis
天: tiān · sky, heaven; god, celestial
皇: huáng · royal, imperial; ruler, superior

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4–3–1–2 · Ri4 ben3 tian1 huang2

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