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yamato nadeshiko
yah-MAH-toh nah-DEH-shee-koh · noun · informal
The idealised, graceful, traditional Japanese woman.
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An archetype embodying the classic feminine virtues of traditional Japan — gentle, modest, graceful, loyal and domestically accomplished.
“With her poise and grace, she's the very picture of a yamato nadeshiko.”
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yamato nadeshiko In A Sentence
With her poise and grace, she's the very picture of a yamato nadeshiko.
Origin & Usage
Japanese 大和撫子, combining Yamato (old Japan) with nadeshiko, a delicate pink flower symbolising feminine beauty.
Variants
yamato-nadeshiko
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What does yamato nadeshiko mean?
It's the idealised traditional Japanese woman — gentle, modest, graceful and loyal — held up as an archetype of classic feminine virtue.
Where does the phrase come from?
It combines Yamato, an old name for Japan, with nadeshiko, a delicate pink flower long used to symbolise feminine beauty.
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