/ja̠ma̠to̞da̠ma̠ɕiː/JAPONCA → TR
Tanım
•the Japanese spirit · the unique qualities or traits of the Japanese people
Etimoloji
Compound of 大和(やまと) (Yamato, “Yamato Province → Japan”) + 魂(たましい) (tamashii, “soul, spirit”). The tamashii changes to damashii as an instance of rendaku (連濁).