Yamato-damashii

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Yamato-damashii is a traditional Japanese concept idealizing the spiritual essence, courage, and moral character associated with the Japanese people.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Japanese cultural concept
national ethos
spiritual ideal
altLabel Yamato spirit NERFINISHED
appearsIn Japanese patriotic songs
Japanese school education discourse
Japanese wartime speeches
associatedWith Japanese imperial ideology
Japanese nationalism
Japanese people
Shinto NERFINISHED
bushidō
samurai culture
countryOfOrigin Japan
criticizedFor association with militarism
essentializing national identity
culturalDomain Japanese ethics
Japanese literature
Japanese military history
Japanese nationalism
etymologicallyRelatedTo Yamato NERFINISHED
tamashii
hasQuality courage
duty
group loyalty
honor
loyalty
moral character
patriotism
perseverance
self-sacrifice
spiritual essence
stoicism
historicalPeriodOfProminence Meiji period NERFINISHED
Shōwa period NERFINISHED
Taishō period NERFINISHED
language Japanese
literalMeaning Japanese spirit
nativeLabel 大和魂 NERFINISHED
perceivedAs source of national strength
symbol of Japanese uniqueness
relatedConcept Yamato-minzoku NERFINISHED
bushidō
kokutai NERFINISHED
nihonjinron
transliteration Yamato-damashii NERFINISHED
usedAs ideological slogan
wartime propaganda concept
valueJudgment idealized national character

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Yamato linkedToConcept Yamato-damashii
subject surface form: Yamato people