帝

Glyph origin
. Possible interpretations:
 * The sepal of a flower; original form of.
 * Tied-up firewood; original form of.
 * An altar; original form of.
 * An asterism joining three stars of Ursa Major with three of Ursa Minor, together with Thuban and Kochab. Around 2000 BCE the three top-to-bottom lines would have crossed at the north celestial pole, where the god 帝 dwelt.

The character's first attested use is for “God of Heaven”; it was later used as a title for emperors.  erroneously interprets the character to be a.

Etymology
From ; compare 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬. Cognate with.

Alternatively, derives it from a root, whence also ,.

Definitions

 * 1)  God of Heaven
 * 2) emperor; sovereign

Alternative forms

 * (see there for the kun'yomi reading's etymology)

Kanji

 * 1) sovereign

Noun

 * 1) mikado emperor of Japan
 * 2) emperor

Etymology
From.