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Yamato

On-Yomi: ワ

Koohii stories:

1) [timcampbell] 16-2-2008(28): Mr. T was selected to head up the committee studying the Yamato period.

2) [Aerin] 13-10-2007(21): There's always a person named Yamato on every committee. And I always hate them.

3) [Meconium] 14-7-2009(12): This kanji was originally used as the Chinese word for Japan, and its etymological meaning is that of a "supplicating people". In the 8th century the use of this kanji to describe Japan (read as "Wa" or "Yamato") was changed to the kanji for harmony (#897 和), which was popular because the Japanese liked to believe that their society was based on harmony (not on being submissive and dominable as this kanji suggests). Story: Dad joined the Yamato committee to foster international cooperation.

4) [gdaxeman] 23-1-2008(12): The committee decided that Mr. T's Japanese name is going to be Yamato, and he agrees.

5) [Green_Airplane] 28-3-2009(4): "And here's Mr. YamaTee, head of the spelling and pronunciation CommiTee".

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