大倭

Japanese
Kanji in this term
大 倭
おお
Grade: 1		 やまと
Jinmeiyō
kun’yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 大倭 – see the following entry.
【大和おおやまと】
[proper noun] (historical) one of the old provinces that made up Japan, generally equivalent to modern Nara prefecture
[proper noun] (poetic) the country of Japan
Alternative spelling
大日本
(This term, 大倭, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Okinawan
Kanji in this term
大 倭
うふ
Grade: 1		 やまとぅ
Jinmeiyō

Proper noun

大(うふ)倭(やまとぅ) (Ufuyamatu) 

  1. Alternative form of 大大和 (“Japan, Mainland Japan (in contrast to Okinawa)”).
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