大和

Japanese

kanjitab
Definitions
  • a town in the Shikinoshimo district in the Yamato Province of Japan, generally equivalent to modern , Tenri area
  • (city in Kanagawa)
  • one of the old of provinces that made up Japan, generally equivalent to modern Nara prefecture
  • the country of Japan
  • a World War II battleship

Etymology

Inherited from Old Japanese 大和 inherited from Proto-Japonic *yamatə.

Origin

Proto-Japonic

*yamatə

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