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：2026/01/08
倭
Hiragana
やまと
Proper noun
Japanese Meaning
古代に中国などから日本を指して用いられた呼称。しばしば蔑称的な響きを伴う。 / 「日本」「大和（やまと）」を意味する古い国号・異称。 / （人名用漢字）日本や大和にちなむ意味を込めて名前に用いられる漢字。 / （一般に）自国をへりくだって言う語としての「わ」。「倭国」「倭人」などの語を構成する字。
Easy Japanese Meaning
むかしのにほんのなまえ。ふるいかきものでつかわれたよびな。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
古代中国对日本的称呼 / 倭国（古代日本） / 古代日本人
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
古代對日本的稱呼 / 倭國，古代日本
Korean Meaning
고대 일본을 가리키는 명칭 / 일본의 옛 이름
Indonesian
sebutan Tiongkok kuno untuk Jepang / Jepang kuno / Wa (nama historis untuk Jepang)
Vietnamese Meaning
Nhật Bản cổ đại / nước Wa (tên gọi cổ của Nhật Bản)
Tagalog Meaning
sinaunang pangalan ng Hapon (Wa) / tawag ng mga Tsino sa Hapon noong unang panahon / makaluma at minsang mapanlait na katawagan sa Hapon
Sense（1）
ancient Japan
（ romanization ）
（ hiragana ）
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The era of Yamato was a very important period in the history of Japan.
The era of Yamato was a very important period in the history of Japan.
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倭の時代は、日本の歴史の中でも非常に重要な時期でした。
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