Archaic name for Japan, used in ancient texts. Not used in modern Japanese.
The country name '大倭' appears in the Kojiki.
Refers to the ancient Yamato province, corresponding to present-day Nara Prefecture. Historical term.
See also: 大和
大倭 is an old name for the area that corresponds to present-day Nara Prefecture.
Historical kanji spelling for the ancient name of Japan or Yamato region. Rare in modern use.
Alternate historical spelling, also read as だいにほん or だいにっぽん in other contexts. For this reading, it is archaic.
A historical spelling of 大和, with 倭 used to write the name やまと and 大 giving the expanded reading おおやまと. It denoted Yamato and, by extension, Japan.