Hirohito

[ heer-oh-hee-toh; Japanese hee-raw-hee-taw ]

noun

1. Showa, 1901–89, emperor of Japan 1926–89.

Hirohito

/ ˌhɪərəʊˈhiːtəʊ /

noun

1. Hirohito19011989MJapanesePOLITICS: hereditary ruler 1901–89, emperor of Japan 1926–89. In 1946 he became a constitutional monarch

Hirohito

1. Japanese emperor who came to the throne in the 1920s. He reigned over the Japanese in World War II . After the war, he was forced to give up the claim to divine status that previous emperors had made. He died in 1989, after long outliving all the other major figures associated with the war.

Example Sentences

Japanese Emperor Hirohito announced the countries surrender nine days later on 15 August 1945.

From BBC

In 1926, when Japanese Emperor Hirohito ascended the Imperial throne, he was revered by millions of Japanese people as a living god.

From BBC

Naruhito — grandson of the wartime emperor Hirohito — and his family are fairly popular, greeted by waving crowds wherever they go.

From Seattle Times

Emperor Emeritus Akihito devoted his career to making amends for a war fought in the name of the wartime emperor, Hirohito, the current emperor’s grandfather.

From Seattle Times

Naruhito, 63, is Japan’s first emperor born after World War II, which was fought in the name of his grandfather, Emperor Hirohito.

From Seattle Times