Kanji

Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names

JLPT level: N1

2098 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 10

Meaning: Yamato, ancient Japan

Kunyomi: やまと したが.う

Onyomi:

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: man, human

Examples

Onyomi Examples

sum, harmony, peace, Japan, Japanese-style

和歌 ワカ waka, classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae

Kunyomi Examples

大和 やまと (ancient) Japan, Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)

大和歌 やまとうた Japanese poem, waka, tanka

おおやまと Japan, Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)