倭

Yamato; ancient Japan

10 strokes. Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names. Newspaper frequency rank 2098.

Readings

• ワ (on reading): 倭国 (わこく) Japan; 倭寇 (わこう) wokou
• イ (on reading)
• やまと (kun reading): 大倭 (おおやまと) Japan
• したがう (kun reading)

Components

• 亻
• 委
• ⺅ radical person, left-side form of 人
• 女 radical woman
• 禾 radical grain

Words using 倭

• 倭国 (わこく) Japan
• 倭寇 (わこう) wokou
• 倭人 (わじん) Japanese person
• 魏志倭人伝 (ぎしわじんでん) Wajinden (passages in Records of the Three Kingdoms describing the Wa people)
• 倭王 (わおう) king of Yamato
• 大倭 (おおやまと) Japan
• 倭色 (ウェセク) Japanese style

12 words in all.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists