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is a Japanese term meaning the "personification of an idealized Japanese woman",〔''Kenkyūsha's New Japanese-English Dictionary'' (5th edition, 2003)〕 or "the epitome of pure, feminine beauty".〔''Yang Ch'ien-ho and the Work of Writing Modern Selfhood''. Satoko Kakihara1 University of California, San Diego〕 It is a floral metaphor,〔"Contesting the Nation through a Genealogy of Girl Consciousness", Barbara Hartley, School of Asian Studies, University of Auckland〕 combining the words ''Yamato'', an ancient name for Japan, and ''nadeshiko'', a delicate frilled pink carnation called ''Dianthus superbus'', whose kanji translate into English as "caressable child" (or "wide-eyed barley").〔''Koujien'', Iwanamishoten, all editions—entry for なでしこ〕〔''Kanjigen'', Gakken, all editions—entries for 撫, 子, 瞿, 麦〕 The term "Yamato nadeshiko" is often used referring to a girl or shy young woman〔''Blackberries in the Dream House'' by Diane Frank. 1st World Publishing, 2003〕 and, in a contemporary context, nostalgically of women with "good" traits which are perceived as being increasingly rare.〔Yomouri Web: () 〕 However, ''Nadeshiko Japan'' is also widely used as the name for the Japanese national women's football team.〔''Japanese Women and Sport: Beyond Baseball and Sumo'' by Robin Kietlinski, A&C Black, 1 December 2011.〕 ==See also== * Cult of Domesticity * English Rose (disambiguation) * Good Wife, Wise Mother * Ideal womanhood * ''Yamato-damashii'' * ''Maria Clara'' 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Yamato nadeshiko」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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