邪馬台

邪馬台

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 邪馬台 – see 邪馬臺 (“Yamatai”). (This term, 邪馬台, is a variant form of 邪馬臺.)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
邪	馬	台
や Grade: S	ま Grade: 2	たい Grade: 2
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
邪馬臺 (kyūjitai)

Alternative forms

• 耶馬台, 邪馬壹

Etymology

Appears in Middle Chinese historical records, particularly in the 三国志 (Sangokushi, “Records of the Three Kingdoms”), as transliteration of Old Japanese 大和 (Yamato), itself of uncertain origin.

Usually pronounced with a plosive, as Yabatai.

Proper noun

邪(や)馬(ま)台(たい) or 邪馬台(やばたい) • (Yamatai or Yabatai)  (kyūjitai 邪馬臺)

1. (historical) Short for 邪馬台国 (Yamatai-koku): Yamatai

See also

• 大和(やまと) (Yamato)
• 卑弥呼(ひみこ) (Himiko)
• 倭(わ), 和(わ) (Wa), 倭(わ)国(こく), 和(わ)国(こく) (Wa-koku)