Meaning of Yamatologist | Babel Free

Definitions

Synonym of Japanologist (“one who studies Japan, its language, culture and history”).

Examples

“The most learned amongst the Yamatologists are still dependant^([sic]) upon Japanese for the information that furnishes the basis of all contributions; and why not have⟳ the authorities at the meetings, with interpreters for the benefit of those who have⟳ not acquired the necessary knowledge of Japanese?”

“[Epigraph:] Giuseppe Morichini, the late Italian Yamatologist, was preparing for publication in our East and West a long review⟳ on the work⟳ by Nakamura Hajime «Indo Tetsugaku Shisô» […]”

“The division which provides services for non-Japanese specializes in providing support⟳ in the form⟳ of scholarships to scholars and researchers who plan⟳ to study⟳ in Japan for more than one month but less than one year, and also in inviting both Yamatologists and non-experts alike to attend⟳ international meetings or inspect⟳ various Japanese institutions for two or three weeks.”

“For an appropriate translation of this term [baka], I refer⟳ to one of the leading Yamatologists in Italy, Professor Adriana Boscaro of the University of Venice at Ca’ Foscari.”

“How can we interpret⟳ this attention to the “harmony between order⟳ and form⟳” that shaped the lesson review⟳ in Japan? We have⟳ tried to reconstruct the “umbrella cultural themes” with the help⟳ of a yamatologist, who introduced us to the issue⟳ of kata or shikata.”

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