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Word Meaning 大和

やまと yamato

大和 is read as やまと (yamato) and means (ancient) Japan.

Meaning

English

  1. (ancient) Japan
  2. Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)

Reading

Kana

やまと

Romaji

yamato

Writing Variants

  • 倭 やまと yamato

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 11 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 9710 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

大和人

やまとびと

Japanese people

大和の国

やまとのくに

Yamato

大和時代

やまとじだい

Yamato period (300-550 CE)

大和三山

やまとさんざん

Three Mountains of Yamato (Mt. Miminashi, Mt. Kagu, and Mt. Unebi)

大和国家

やまとこっか

Yamato state

大和大学

やまとだいがく

Yamato University

大和んちゅ

やまとんちゅ

Japanese mainlander

大和ゴキブリ

やまとごきぶり

Japanese cockroach (Periplaneta japonica)

大和証券

だいわしょうけん

Daiwa Securities

大和煮

やまとに

beef boiled with soy sauce, ginger and sugar

大和島根

やまとしまね

the island country of Japan

Example Sentences

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Yamato-kotoba is the language that has been used in Japan since ancient times, and whilst it has some phrases that can be easily translated into foreign language, there are also those that are difficult.