やまと

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of やまと – see the following entry at 大和.
やまと【大和・倭・和】
[proper noun]a town in the Shikinoshimo district in the Yamato Province of Japan, generally equivalent to modern Tenri area
[proper noun]a city in Kanagawa Prefecture
[proper noun]one of the old provinces that made up Japan, generally equivalent to modern Nara prefecture
[proper noun]the country of Japan
[proper noun]大和: a World War II battleship
[proper noun]大和: A male given name
[proper noun]大和: A surname
(This term, やまと, is a hiragana spelling of 大和.)
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