English

Proper noun

Mikado

1. A hamlet in Saskatchewan, Canada

English

Noun

mikado ‎(plural mikados)

1. (historical) A former title of the emperors of Japan during a certain period.
2. (literary) Any emperor of Japan.

   The mikados of Japan are its emperors.

3. A game of skill, in which identically shaped (but differently colored and valued) wooden sticks must be removed from a pile without disturbing the remaining stack
4. A fabric having a stiff twill weave

Quotations

• 1885 — Gilbert & Sullivan, The Mikado

  Our great Mikado, virtuous man,

  When he to rule our land began,

  Resolved to try a plan whereby

  Young men might best be steadied.

Synonyms

• (emperor of Japan): tenno

Related terms

• Chrysanthemum Throne

Translations

Dutch

Pronunciation

Etymology

From Japanese 御門.

Noun

mikado m ‎(plural mikado's, diminutive mikadootje n)

1. (historical) mikado, a former title of the emperors of Japan during a certain period
2. (literary) any emperor of Japan
3. mikado (game of skill)

Esperanto

Etymology

From Japanese みかど ‎(mikado).

Noun

mikado ‎(accusative singular mikadon, plural mikadoj, accusative plural mikadojn)

1. mikado

French

Etymology

From Japanese, from (mi) "honorable" + (kado) "gate, portal"

Noun

mikado m ‎(plural mikados)

1. (historical) mikado, a former title of the emperors of Japan during a certain period
2. (literary) any emperor of Japan
3. mikado (game of skill)

Japanese

Romanization

mikado

1. rōmaji reading of みかど