大日本

Japanese

Kanji in this term
大 日 本
おお
Grade: 1 		やまと
Grade: 1 Grade: 1
kun'yomi jukujikun
For pronunciation and definitions of 大日本 – 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
大倭
(This term, 大日本, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Okinawan

Kanji in this term
大 日 本
うふ
Grade: 1 		やまとぅ
Grade: 1 Grade: 1

Proper noun

大(うふ)日本(やまとぅ) (Ufuyamatu) 

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