yamato
/jɑˈmɑtoʊ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.83 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
The imperial house which formerly ruled Japan from the province of Yamato; by extension, the predominant ethnic group of Japan.
name
A male given name from Japanese.
noun
A member of the ethnic group that comprises over 90% of the population of Japan, native to the islands of Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu.
noun
One of a class of battleships used by the Imperial Japanese Navy during the Second World War.
Example Sentences
- "The museum curator said that the sword originated from the Yamato period in Japan."
- "In Japanese society, Koreans are viewed as being of a lower rung on the social ladder compared to Yamato people."
- "For quotations using this term, see Citations:Yamato."
- "When the Guptas were ruling in India and the Tang were ruling in China and the Yamatos were ruling in Japan, no one was ruling in Australia! The people of Australia were nomads."
Etymology
From Japanese 大和 (Yamato), itself of uncertain derivation, but likely related to 山 (yama, “mountains”). See Proto-Japonic *yamatə.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: 大和, *yamatə