Our ancestors felt that words have a magical power.
They saw firsthand how words could move people and make something happen.
Sensing the wonder of words, our ancestors coined the word “kotototama” as “words are filled with energy”.
The word “Yamato” has been used as a spoken language since the Jomon period, before the introduction of Chinese characters to Japan, and is called “Yamato-Kotoba”.
Each word has a meaning, one syllable at a time.
It also expresses the innermost thoughts and feelings behind the words.
The image of each sound comes to mind naturally.
For example, “na”.
We use sounds like “na” and “ne” when asking for consent.
The sound of “na” and “ne” conjures up an image of harmony, not intensity and strength.
For laughter, use the “ha-line” sound.
Although not taught, the combination of vowels and consonants (lines of Ka, Sa, Ta, and Na…) can change the image of a laughing voice between “hahaha” and “fufu”.
In this page, we’ll tell you about Japanese studies of ancient words and phrases.
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