大和言葉
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |||
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大 | 和 | 言 | 葉 |
やまと | こと Grade: 2 |
は > ば Grade: 3 | |
Grade: 1 | Grade: 3 | ||
jukujikun | kun’yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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大和詞 |
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
- Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
Kunigami
Kanji in this term | |||
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大 | 和 | 言 | 葉 |
Grade: 1 | Grade: 3 | Grade: 2 | Grade: 3 |
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jamatuːɸutuːba/
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