Yamato-damashii (Japanese spirit)
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Yamato-damashii (Japanese spirit) is a traditional Japanese concept idealizing the innate moral character, loyalty, and valor of the Japanese people, often invoked in nationalist and imperial-era ideologies.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yamato-damashii | 0 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese philosophical concept
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cultural concept ⓘ ideological concept ⓘ national ethos ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Imperial Japan
NERFINISHED
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Japanese militarism ⓘ Japanese nationalism ⓘ State Shintō NERFINISHED ⓘ World War II Japanese propaganda ⓘ bushidō ⓘ kokutai ⓘ samurai ethics ⓘ |
| category |
Japanese culture
ⓘ
Japanese nationalism concepts ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
Chinese learning
ⓘ
Western rationalism ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| evolvedIn |
early modern Japan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
modern Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasConnotation |
cultural uniqueness
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national pride ⓘ spiritual strength ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
Meiji period ideology
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prewar Japanese education ⓘ wartime mobilization slogans ⓘ |
| influenced |
Japanese educational doctrine before 1945
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Japanese wartime ideology ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Confucian ethics
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Shintō beliefs ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| literalMeaning |
Japanese spirit
ⓘ
Yamato spirit ⓘ |
| nativeLabel | 大和魂 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perceivedAs | innate quality of Japanese people ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Japanese exceptionalism
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Yamato-nadeshiko NERFINISHED ⓘ nihonjinron ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Heian period origins ⓘ |
| usedInContext |
literature
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military rhetoric ⓘ political speeches ⓘ popular culture ⓘ |
| valueEmphasized |
courage
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group harmony ⓘ loyalty ⓘ loyalty to the Emperor ⓘ moral character ⓘ patriotism ⓘ self-sacrifice ⓘ valor ⓘ |
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