The word Tenji can refer to several things in
Japanese
Japanese may refer to:
* Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia
* Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan
* Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture
** Japanese diaspor ...
, including:
* Tenji (点字) is a system of
Japanese Braille
Japanese Braille is the braille script of the Japanese language. It is based on the original braille script, though the connection is tenuous. In Japanese it is known as , literally "dot characters". It transcribes Japanese more or less as it w ...
.
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Emperor Tenji
, also known as Emperor Tenchi, was the 38th emperor of Japan, Imperial Household Agency (''Kunaichō'')天智天皇 (38)/ref> according to the traditional order of succession.Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1959). ''The Imperial House of Japan'', p. 5 ...
(天智天皇 ''Tenji Tennō'') is the name of an
emperor of Japan
The Emperor of Japan is the monarch and the head of the Imperial House of Japan, Imperial Family of Japan. Under the Constitution of Japan, he is defined as the symbol of the Japanese state and the unity of the Japanese people, and his positio ...
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* Tenji (天治) was a
Japanese era
The , also known as , is the first of the two elements that identify years in the Japanese era calendar scheme. The second element is a number which indicates the year number within the era (with the first year being ""), followed by the literal ...
after
Hōan
was a after ''Gen'ei'' and before ''Tenji (era), Tenji.'' This period spanned the years from April 1120 through April 1124. The reigning emperors were and .
Change of era
* February 1, 1120 : The new era name was created to mark an event or ...
and before
Daiji, lasting from 1124 to 1126. The reigning Emperor was
Emperor Sutoku
was the 75th emperor of Japan, Imperial Household Agency (''Kunaichō'') 崇徳天皇 (75)/ref> according to the traditional order of succession.
Sutoku's reign spanned the years from 1123 through 1142.
Genealogy
Before his ascension to the Chry ...
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Japanese eras