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

  peace; harmony

• 昭和しょうわ

  Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7)

• 和わ

  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

  republicanism

• 緩和かんわ

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

• 和解わかい

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

• 共和党きょうわとう

  Republican Party

• 調和ちょうわ

  harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement

• 和風わふう

  Japanese style

• 日和ひより

  weather; climatic conditions

• 和菓子わがし

  wagashi; traditional Japanese confectionery

• 和食わしょく

  Japanese food; Japanese dish; Japanese cuisine

• 和平わへい

  peace

• 飽和ほうわ

  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

  to soften; to moderate; to relieve

• 和服わふく

  Japanese clothes

• 和むなごむ

  to be softened; to calm down

• 和式わしき

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

• 和尚おしょう

  priestly teacher; preceptor

• 和室わしつ

  Japanese-style room

• 中和ちゅうわ

  neutralization; neutralisation

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