Japanese emperor
The crossword clue "Japanese emperor" is answered by MIKADO, a 6-letter entry. Used 15 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2005. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
MIKADO
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the MIKADO answer page.
Used 15 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2005. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- AKIHITO (2 uses in xd)
- HIROHITO (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for MIKADO
Every other clue in this collection answered by MIKADO, most used first.
- Gilbert and Sullivan emperor - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- Gilbert and Sullivan opera (with "The") - used 7 times, most recently in 2020
- Gilbert and Sullivan operetta, with "The" - used 6 times, most recently in 2020
- Nanki-Poo's father - used 6 times, most recently in 2007
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Japanese mat - TATAMI, used 58 times
- Japanese religion - SHINTO, used 48 times
- Japanese dogs - AKITAS, used 36 times
- Japanese martial art - AIKIDO, used 25 times
- Japanese faith - SHINTO, used 18 times
- Japanese straw mat - TATAMI, used 17 times
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