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大和言葉
Hiragana
やまとことば
Noun
Japanese Meaning
日本固有の語で、主に漢語や外来語に対して用いられる語。
Easy Japanese Meaning
にほんでむかしからある、にほんうまれのことばをさす。また、にほんのうたのことをいうこともある。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
日本本土词；和语 / 日本诗歌、和歌（如短歌）
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
日本本土起源的固有詞語（相對於漢語或和製漢語） / 日本詩歌或歌曲（如和歌、短歌）
Korean Meaning
일본 고유어; 한자어·외래어가 아닌 토박이말 / 일본의 전통 시가(와카·단가 등)
Indonesian
kosakata asli Jepang (asal-usul Jepang kuno; bukan kata serapan/berunsur Cina) / (kesusastraan) nyanyian atau puisi Jepang klasik, seperti tanka/waka
Vietnamese Meaning
từ thuần Nhật (nguồn gốc cổ, không gốc Hán hay vay mượn) / thơ ca Nhật (như tanka)
Tagalog Meaning
katutubong salitang Hapones (hindi hiram sa Tsino) / mga awit o tulang Hapones, gaya ng tanka
Sense（1）
a Japanese word of ancient Japanese origin (as opposed to a word borrowed from Chinese, or composed in Japan from Chinese-derived roots)
Sense（2）
Japanese songs or poetry (such as tanka)
Sense（3）
refined diction, especially the language used in the Heian period, 女房詞 (nyōbō kotoba, literally “women's language”), or 女中詞 (jochū kotoba, “the language of court women after the Muromachi period”)
（ canonical ）
（ romanization ）
（ hiragana ）
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a Japanese word of ancient Japanese origin (as opposed to a word borrowed from Chinese, or composed in Japan from Chinese-derived roots) / Japanese songs or poetry (such as tanka)
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大和言葉
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Yamato kotoba can be said to be the prototype of Japanese.
Yamato kotoba can be said to be the prototype of Japanese.
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大和言葉は日本語の原型とも言えます。
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