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日本武尊

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 日本武尊.

Dictionary

Entry

日本武尊倭建やまとたけるヤマトタケルNounFreq #208242
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Legend

Yamato Takeru; 12th Emperor of Japan, who dressed as a maidservant in a successful plot to kill the leaders of the Kumaso tribe in Kumamoto

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

day, sun, Japan, counter for days

4 strokesFrequency 1JLPT N4Grade 1

On

ニチジツ

Kun

-び-か

Nanori

あきいるくさこうたちにっにつ

book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things

5 strokesFrequency 10JLPT N4Grade 1

On

ホン

Kun

もと

Nanori

まとごう

warrior, military, chivalry, arms

8 strokesFrequency 387JLPT N2Grade 5

On

Kun

たけたけ.し

Nanori

たけしたけん

revered, valuable, precious, noble, exalted

12 strokesFrequency 1,181JLPT N2Grade 6

On

ソン

Kun

たっと.いとうと.いたっと.ぶとうと.ぶ

Nanori

さだたかたけみこと

Yamato, ancient Japan

10 strokesFrequency 2,098JLPT N1Grade 9

On

Kun

やまとしたが.う

Nanori

まさやす

build

9 strokesFrequency 300JLPT N3Grade 4

On

ケンコン

Kun

た.てるた.て-だ.てた.つ

Nanori

たけたつたて

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