Yamato nadeshiko
Yamato nadeshiko (大和撫子, literally, "ideal Japanese woman") is a Japanese term and a flower metaphor. The term describes the "flower of Japanese womanhood" or what is generally believed to be typical and ideal about Japanese women.[1] It also means "traditional daughter of Japan".[2]
The phrase combines the words Yamato, which is an ancient name for Japan, and nadeshiko, which is a wild pink carnation (dianthus superbus).
History change
The phrase Yamato Nadeshiko means the traditional Japanese woman, and she is contrasted with other women such as the "new" type of Japanese woman.[3] As ideas about women have developed and changed, this term has meant different things at different times in history. For example, the term had a special nationalistic meaning during World War II.[4]
Nadeshiko Japan (なでしこジャパン) is the name for the Japan women's national football team.[5]
References change
- ↑ TVTropes.org, "Yamato Nadeshiko"; retrieved 2012-8-10.
- ↑ Seward, Jack. (1992). Outrageous Japanese: Slang, Curses & Epithets, p. 66.
- ↑ Ofori, Everett. (2011). Guaranteed Formula for Writing Success, p. 94.
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Yamato Nadeshiko" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 1047.
- ↑ Hongo, Jun, "Nadeshiko Japan eyes London Olympic gold Archived 2012-11-01 at the Wayback Machine", Japan Times, 24 January 2012, p. 3.
