Yamato

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Gender Masculine
Usage Japanese
Scripts 大和(Japanese Kanji) やまと(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced Pron. YA-MA-TO

Meaning & History

From Yamato, an ancient name for Japan. It can also refer to the Yamato period in Japanese history, which lasted into the 8th century. The individual kanji are 大 meaning "great" and 和 meaning "harmony".