ancient Japan; Yamato kingdom
Historical term for the early Japanese state centered in the Yamato region; often used in contexts of ancient history or mythology.
The Yamato court is said to have been established around the 4th century.
Yamato Province
Historical province corresponding to present-day Nara Prefecture; often appears in historical or geographical contexts.
Yamato Province corresponds to present-day Nara Prefecture.
Only when written 大和
Refers specifically to the WWII-era Imperial Japanese Navy battleship Yamato; restricted to the 大和 spelling.
The battleship Yamato was sunk in 1945.
倭国 is an old Chinese-derived term for early Japan found in Chinese historical records, whereas 大和 is the native Japanese name for the same ancient state.
隼人 were an ethnic group in southern Kyūshū distinct from and often resisting 大和, the Yamato state that unified ancient Japan.
large pink (flower); Dianthus superbus var. longicalycinus · ideal Japanese woman; woman with traditional feminine virtues
Japanese spirit; Yamato spirit
native Japanese word; word of Japanese origin
Japanese people (archaic)
Japanese barracuda
the Japanese spirit; Yamato spirit
Japanese text; sentence in Japanese
Japanese poem; waka; tanka
silver ratio; Yamato ratio
Standard kanji spelling for all senses; high-frequency news term.
Archaic kanji for ancient Japan/Yamato; rarely used in modern writing.
The reading やまと is of native Japanese origin, predating the introduction of kanji. The kanji 大和 (literally 'great harmony') were applied later as a phonetic and semantic match. The alternate kanji 倭 was used in early Chinese records to refer to Japan.
Yamato-ni; beef simmered in soy sauce, ginger, and sugar
yamatogoto; wagon; ancient Japanese zither
Corbicula japonica; Japanese basket clam
Japanese-style ritual saddle