倭
倭

Yamato, ancient Japan

10 strokesFrequency 2,098JLPT N1Grade 9

On

ワイ

Kun

やまとしたが.う

Nanori

まさやす

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Common Words

和倭わNounFreq #7044
1

和 only; Mathematics

sum

Examples
３角形のすべての角の和は１８０度に等しい。
The sum of all the angles in a triangle equals 180 degrees.
2

和 only

harmony; peace

Examples
スポーツではチームの和が成功には欠かせません。
In sport, team harmony is vital to success.
3

Noun, used as a prefix; Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

Japan; Japanese-style

大和倭やまとNounFreq #13766
1

Historical term

(ancient) Japan; Yamato kingdom; state of Yamato

2

Historical term

Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)

和歌わか倭歌NounFreq #27342
1

waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae

倭人和人わじんNounFreq #55803
1

Historical term; Used in ancient China and by Ainu

Japanese person

和名わめい (和名)わみょう倭名NounFreq #67159
1

Japanese name (esp. for a plant or animal)

倭国和国わこくNounFreq #87009
1

Historical term; Name used in ancient China

Japan

倭寇和寇わこうNounFreq #88577
1

Historical term; Name orig. used in China and Korea

wokou; wakō; Japanese pirates who raided the Chinese and Korean coastlines between the 13th and 16th centuries

大倭大日本おおやまとNounFreq #116411
1

Japan

2

Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)

和語倭語わごNounFreq #120930
1

Japanese language

2

wago; native Japanese words (as opposed to Chinese-derived words and other loanwords)

大和絵やまと絵倭絵やまとえNounFreq #127203
1

Yamato-e (classical Japan decorative paintings)

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