大和言葉
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 大 | 和 | 言 | 葉 |
| やまと | こと Grade: 2 |
は > ば Grade: 3 | |
| Grade: 1 | Grade: 3 | ||
| jukujikun | kun'yomi | ||
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 大和詞 |
Etymology
Originally a compound of 大和 (yamato, “Japan”) + 言葉 (kotoba, “word, language”).[1][2]
Pronunciation
Noun
大和言葉 • (Yamato-kotoba)
- a Japanese word of ancient Japanese origin (as opposed to a word borrowed from Chinese, or composed in Japan from Chinese-derived roots)
- Japanese songs or poetry (such as tanka)
- refined diction, especially the language used in the Heian period, 女房詞 (nyōbō kotoba, literally “women's language”), or 女中詞 (jochū kotoba, “the language of court women after the Muromachi period”)
References
Kunigami
Pronunciation
Noun
大和言葉 (hiragana やまとﾟぅーふとﾟぅーば, romaji Yamatū-futūba)
- the Japanese language
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