尊王

Verb

 * 1) to revere the emperor

Noun

 * 1) reverence for the emperor

Etymology 1
Originally from compound, probably from the phrase , appearing in Chinese literature beginning in the Warring States period, some time between 475 BC and 221 BC.

In Japanese, 尊王 and are both read as sonnō and have mostly the same meaning (“revere the ruler”). The spelling might be preferred in Japanese contexts, as Japan has historically had an emperor  instead of a king.

Noun

 * 1) reverence for the emperor

Derived terms

 * : royalism, a belief in the supremacy of the monarchy
 * : revere the emperor, kick out the barbarians

Etymology 2
The older reading for this term, without renjō (, “sandhi”).

Noun

 * 1)  reverence for the emperor