Yamato

大和

发音

其它 /ˈjɑːmətəʊ/

词形变化

Yamatos 复数 Yamatos

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A member of the Yamato court which formerly ruled Japan.

  2. 2.

    A member of an ethnic group of Japan, the predominant ethnic group of the islands.

  3. 3.

    One of a class of battleships used by the Imperial Japanese Navy during the Second World War.

name
  1. 1.

    Ancient Japan.

    大和

    倭

    历史

    The museum curator said that the sword originated from the Yamato period in Japan.

  2. 2.

    Any of several towns in Japan; see Wikipedia.

  3. 3.

    The imperial house which formerly ruled Japan from the province of Yamato; by extension, the dominant native ethnic group in Japan.

    In Japanese society, Koreans are viewed as being of a lower rung on the social ladder compared to Yamato people.

  4. 4.

    A male given name from Japanese.

  5. 5.

    A surname from Japanese.

    For quotations using this term, see Citations:Yamato.

词源

From Japanese 大和 (Yamato), itself of uncertain derivation, but likely related to 山 (yama, “mountains”). See Proto-Japonic *yamatə.

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