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Hirohito

Hirohito

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Emperor of Japan from 1926 to 1989 who became a constitutional ruler after Japan's defeat in World War II
  • proper noun
  • /hɪroʊˈhiːtoʊ/
: Hirohito
  • 2 September 1945. Japanese Emperor Hirohito issued the Instrument of Surrender and declared Japan's acceptance of the Potsdam Declaration of 26 July 1945.
  • Emperor Hirohito

You don't have MacArthur and Hirohito and an Armistice.

Examples

  • Nine days after the bomb at Hiroshima, on August the fifteenth 1945. Emperor Hirohito announced the surrender of Japan.

    The Last Emperor (1987)

  • Truman received word that Hirohito wanted to surrender.

    Blog text (6)

  • "Emperor Hirohito believed that the government was acting in the nation's best interests."

    Fiction book (1999)

  • Emperor Hirohito has officially invited us to Japan.

    The Last Emperor (1987)

  • General MacArthur was the first non-Japanese national to ever set foot in Emperor Hirohito's palace.

    Blog text (11)

  • Writing publicly after the war, Fellers described Hirohito as always a pacifist who had been made a tool of the fanatic militarists without means of fighting back.

    Academic text (2010)

  • Emperor Hirohito ruled Japan for more than six decades, from 1926 until his death in 1989.

  • During his reign, Hirohito transformed from a divine ruler to a constitutional monarch after Japan's defeat in World War II.

  • Emperor Hirohito addressed the nation on the radio, marking the first time the Japanese people heard his voice.

Surface Forms

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Etymology

Hirohito comes from Japanese characters: Hiro often means 'broad' or 'abundant' and hito means 'person' or 'kindness'. So the name suggests a 'broad-hearted' or 'generous person', which helps you remember it is the personal name of Japan's emperor.