和

Meaning

和 centers on a state of gentle agreement and balance: harmony, peace, and the softening of conflict. The senses of Japanese style and Japan are natural extensions of this idea, reflecting a cultural emphasis on harmony.

• 平和へいわ
  N4

  peace; harmony

• 昭和しょうわ
  N1

  Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7)

• 和わ
  N1

  sum

• 違和感いわかん

  uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort

• 大和やまと

  (ancient) Japan; Yamato kingdom; state of Yamato

• 共和きょうわ
  N1

  republicanism

• 緩和かんわ
  N1

  relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening

• 和解わかい
  N1

  reconciliation; amicable settlement; accommodation; compromise; mediation; rapprochement

• 共和党きょうわとう

  Republican Party

• 調和ちょうわ
  N1

  harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement

• 和風わふう
  N2

  Japanese style

• 日和ひより
  N2

  weather; climatic conditions

• 和菓子わがし

  wagashi; traditional Japanese confectionery

• 和食わしょく
  N3

  Japanese food; Japanese dish; Japanese cuisine

• 和平わへい
  N1

  peace

• 飽和ほうわ
  N1

  saturation; satiation

• 和牛わぎゅう

  Wagyu (any of four breeds of Japanese cattle); Wagyu beef

• 和らげるやわらげる
  N1

  to soften; to moderate; to relieve

• 和服わふく
  N2

  Japanese clothes

• 和むなごむ
  N1

  to be softened; to calm down

• 和式わしき
  N1

  Japanese-style (esp. in reference to squat toilets)

• 和尚おしょう

  priestly teacher; preceptor

• 和室わしつ
  N5

  Japanese-style room

• 中和ちゅうわ
  N1

  neutralization; neutralisation

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