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Kanji 和: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 和: harmony, Japanese style, peace, soften, Japan

Key takeaways

Kanji 和: harmony, Japanese style, peace, soften, Japan. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

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Meaning

harmonyJapanese stylepeacesoftenJapan

On reading

Kun reading

やわ.らぐやわ.らげるなご.むなご.やかあ.える

Radical

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 和

harmony, Japanese style, peace, soften, Japan

Kanji structure breakdown

Structure breakdown

禾 + 口

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

When there is enough grain (禾) to fill everyone's mouth (口), peace and harmony prevail. It represents the social stability and accord that comes from everyone being well-fed.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

  • 温和おんわ

    gentle / mild / calm

  • 緩和かんわ

    relief / easing / mitigation

  • 共和きょうわ

    cooperation / republicanism

  • 中和ちゅうわ

    neutralize / counteract

  • 調和ちょうわ

    harmony / balance / agreement

  • 和やかなごやか

    calm / peaceful / gentle

  • 飽和ほうわ

    saturation / fully filled

  • 和らげるやわらげる

    to soften / to ease / to relieve

Kun reading

やわ.らぐ
  • 和やかなごやか

    calm / peaceful / gentle

  • 和らげるやわらげる

    to soften / to ease / to relieve

Commonly used words

  • 温和
    おんわ

    gentle / mild / calm

  • 緩和
    かんわ

    relief / easing / mitigation

  • 共和
    きょうわ

    cooperation / republicanism

  • 中和
    ちゅうわ

    neutralize / counteract

  • 調和
    ちょうわ

    harmony / balance / agreement

  • 和やか
    なごやか

    calm / peaceful / gentle

  • 和やか
    なごやか

    calm / peaceful / gentle

  • 和らげる
    やわらげる

    to soften / to ease / to relieve

Example sentences

Example 1

彼はとても温な人です。

Translation

He is a very gentle person.

Example 2

な気候で住みやすいです。

Translation

The mild climate makes it easy to live here.

Example 3

気温の緩で過ごしやすくなった。

Translation

It became easier to live with the easing of the temperature.

Example 4

規制が緩されて活動が増えた。

Translation

Activities increased as regulations were relaxed.

Kanji 和: harmony, Japanese style, peace, soften, Japan | Daily Nihongo