大和やまとなでしこ

noun

large pink (flower); Dianthus superbus var. longicalycinus

Botanical name for a variety of pink native to Japan. Often written in katakana as ヤマトナデシコ in scientific or gardening contexts.

See also: ナデシコ

• ヤマトナデシコは夏なつに淡あわいピンクの花はなを咲さかせる。

  The large pink blooms pale pink flowers in summer.

noun

ideal Japanese woman; woman with traditional feminine virtues

Refers to a woman who embodies classical Japanese ideals of grace, modesty, loyalty, and inner strength. Often used with nostalgic or cultural pride.

• 彼かの女じょはまさに大和やまとなでしこと呼よぶにふさわしい人ひとだ。

  She is truly a woman worthy of being called a Yamato nadeshiko.

• 大和やまとなでしこの精せい神しんは今いまも大たい切せつにされている。

  The spirit of the Yamato nadeshiko is still cherished today.