[
US
/ˌhɪɹəˈhiˌtoʊ, ˌhɪɹoʊˈhiˌtoʊ/
]
NOUN
- emperor of Japan who renounced his divinity and became a constitutional monarch after Japan surrendered at the end of World War II (1901-1989)
How To Use Hirohito In A Sentence
- The Japanese princess was an aunt of Emperor Akihito and the widow of Prince Takamatsu, a younger brother of the late Emperor Hirohito.
- A Beijing liquor company has applied for trademark registration on a triangular logo made up of likenesses of Japanese Emperors Hirohito and Akihito and crown prince Naruhito.
- The Tokyo tribunal accommodated to these sentiments by granting Emperor Hirohito immunity from prosecution.
- Two Japanese Imperial Army generals foiled an attempted coup instigated by a dozen officers to block the broadcasting of Emperor Hirohito's surrender rescript at the end of World War II.
- A number of westerners had had a stab at writing Hirohito's biography.
