ヤマトナデシコ
Meanings
Noun
Four character compound
Usually written in kana
1. large pink (Dianthus superbus var. longicalycinus)
2. woman who displays the feminine virtues of old Japan
Pitch accent
マトナデ
シコ
Composed of
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
pink (any flower of genus Dianthus, esp. the fringed pink, Dianthus superbus); (arch.) lovable, caressable girl