Word Meaning 大和

やまと yamato

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

Meaning

English

(ancient) Japan
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 9980 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

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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)

大和心

やまとごころ

the Japanese spirit

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

大和証券グループ本社

だいわしょうけんぐるーぷほんしゃ

Daiwa Securities Group

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