noun
Honshu; the main island of Japan
Archaic poetic name for Honshu, the largest of the four main islands of Japan. Used in classical Japanese poetry and historical texts.
古事記には「大日本豊秋津洲」という表現が見られる。
The expression '大日本豊秋津洲' appears in the Kojiki.
noun
Archaic poetic name for Japan as a whole. Rarely used outside classical contexts.
「大日本豊秋津洲」は、古い和歌で日本を指す雅称として用いられた。
'大日本豊秋津洲' was used as an elegant name for Japan in old waka poetry.
An ancient poetic name for Japan or Honshu, composed of 大 (great), 日本 (Japan), 豊 (abundant), 秋津 (dragonfly, an old name for Japan), and 洲 (island/sandbank). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; it appears in classical texts such as the Kojiki.