やまとことば

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of やまとことば – see the following entry.

【大和言葉】 [noun] a Japanese word of ancient Japanese origin (as opposed to a word borrowed from Chinese, or composed in Japan from Chinese-derived roots) [noun] Japanese songs or poetry (such as tanka) [noun] 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”) Alternative spelling 大和詞

(This term, やまとことば (yamatokotoba), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)