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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
Alt. forms
大和
やまと
撫
なでし
子
こ
86%
ヤマトナデシコ
8%
やまとなでしこ
4%
Pitch accent
ヤ
マトナデ
シコ
Used in: 26
Composed of
ヤマト
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
ナデシコ
pink (any flower of genus Dianthus, esp. the fringed pink, Dianthus superbus);
(arch.)
lovable, caressable girl