日本 in Old Japanese

Forms: Yamato₂ [romanization], やまと [hiragana] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: The kanji spelling is influenced by 日の本 (pi₁ no₂ mo₍₂₎to₂). Head templates: {{head|ojp|proper noun|kana|やまと|tr=Yamato₂}} 日本 (Yamato₂) (kana やまと)

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{
  "etymology_text": "The kanji spelling is influenced by 日の本 (pi₁ no₂ mo₍₂₎to₂).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Yamato₂",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "やまと",
      "tags": [
        "hiragana"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ojp",
        "2": "proper noun",
        "3": "kana",
        "4": "やまと",
        "tr": "Yamato₂"
      },
      "expansion": "日本 (Yamato₂) (kana やまと)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ojp",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "extra": "(Yamato₂): Yamato, ancient name of Japan",
          "word": "大和"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 6 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "roman": "Yamato2 Takeru no2 mi1ko2to2",
          "word": "日本武尊"
        },
        {
          "roman": "Opoyamato2",
          "word": "大日本"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative spelling of 大和 (Yamato₂): Yamato, ancient name of Japan"
      ],
      "id": "en-日本-ojp-name-7eIw7Exs",
      "links": [
        [
          "大和",
          "大和#Old_Japanese"
        ],
        [
          "Yamato",
          "Yamato"
        ],
        [
          "ancient",
          "ancient"
        ],
        [
          "name",
          "name"
        ],
        [
          "Japan",
          "Japan"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "日本"
}

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{
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "Yamato2 Takeru no2 mi1ko2to2",
      "word": "日本武尊"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Opoyamato2",
      "word": "大日本"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "The kanji spelling is influenced by 日の本 (pi₁ no₂ mo₍₂₎to₂).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Yamato₂",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "やまと",
      "tags": [
        "hiragana"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ojp",
        "2": "proper noun",
        "3": "kana",
        "4": "やまと",
        "tr": "Yamato₂"
      },
      "expansion": "日本 (Yamato₂) (kana やまと)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ojp",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "extra": "(Yamato₂): Yamato, ancient name of Japan",
          "word": "大和"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "Old Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Old Japanese lemmas",
        "Old Japanese proper nouns",
        "Pages with 6 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative spelling of 大和 (Yamato₂): Yamato, ancient name of Japan"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "大和",
          "大和#Old_Japanese"
        ],
        [
          "Yamato",
          "Yamato"
        ],
        [
          "ancient",
          "ancient"
        ],
        [
          "name",
          "name"
        ],
        [
          "Japan",
          "Japan"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "日本"
}

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"日本" meaning in Old Japanese

Proper name