Word Meaning 日本武尊

やまとたける yamatotakeru

日本武尊 is read as やまとたける (yamatotakeru) and means Yamato Takeru.

Meaning

English

  1. Yamato Takeru
  2. 12th Emperor of Japan, who dressed as a maidservant in a successful plot to kill the leaders of the Kumaso tribe in Kumamoto

Reading

Kana

やまとたける

Romaji

yamatotakeru

Writing Variants

  • 倭建 やまとたける yamatotakeru

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 29 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 64952 Priority K

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

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だいにっぽんぶとくかい

Dai Nippon Butoku Kai (martial arts organization; 1895-1946)

日本政府

にほんせいふ

Japanese government

日本史

にほんし

Japanese history

本尊

ほんぞん

the man himself

守り本尊

まもりほんぞん

guardian deity

御本尊

ごほんぞん

the man himself

日本

にほん

Japan

日本刀

にほんとう

Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved)

日本人

にほんじん

Japanese person

日本語

にほんご

Japanese (language)

日本一

にほんいち

Japan's best

日本銀行

にっぽんぎんこう

Bank of Japan