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平和 (へいわ, heiwa) Japanese meaning: peace | Kotomora
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This town is very peaceful.
Usage patterns 平へい 和わ を 守まも る to protect/defend peace
We have a responsibility to protect world peace.
平へい 和わ に 暮く らす to live peacefully
The people of this village have lived peacefully for a long time.
〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 に 平へい 和わ が 訪おとず れる peace comes to (a place)
世せ 界かい の 平へい 和わ を 願ねが う to wish for world peace
The children sang a song wishing for world peace.
Kanji 和 harmony, Japanese style, peace Related words· 12 和平 refers to the act or agreement of making peace between opposing sides, while 平和 describes the resulting peaceful state itself.
安らか describes a personal feeling of calm or tranquility, whereas 平和 covers both large-scale social peace and personal harmony.
平穏 emphasizes an uneventful, undisturbed calm in daily life, while 平和 more directly implies the absence of war or conflict.
平和 is the common, everyday word for peace (especially the absence of war or conflict), while 平安 is more literary and often refers to inner calm or a tranquil state of being.
Show 8 more 平和 is the neutral, standard word for peace used in formal or serious contexts, while ピース sounds like a catchy, pop-culture or slogan-style term.
平和 narrowly means 'peace' (absence of conflict), while 和 is the broader idea of harmony that can apply to relationships, groups, or sound.
平和 describes peace in a broad sense such as world peace or absence of war, while 円満 focuses on smooth, conflict-free personal or social relations.
平和 describes peace on a societal or global scale, whereas 無事 is personal and situational, referring to one person's or event's safety.
Opposites· 5 戦争 means war, the direct opposite of the peaceful state described by 平和.
混乱 means chaos or disorder, contrasting with the calm, stable condition implied by 平和.
平和 means peace, the direct opposite state to 戦（いくさ）, which means war or battle.
Show 2 more Etymology 平和 is a Sino-Japanese word composed of 平 (flat, calm) and 和 (harmony, peace). The combination has been used in Chinese and Japanese texts for centuries to denote peace and harmony.
After a long war, peace finally came to this country.
平時 refers to the specific period of peace (as opposed to wartime), while 平和 is the broader, more abstract concept of peace itself.
平和 refers to peace, especially the absence of war or conflict, while 安泰 is about a secure, untroubled continuance of a state or position.
平和 is a noun meaning peace in a broad sense (e.g. world peace), while 和やか is an adjective describing a specific mood or gathering as friendly and harmonious.
平和 usually describes peace on a societal or global scale, while 安らぎ is personal, emotional peace of mind.
動どう 乱らん
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平和 means peace and stability, the direct opposite of the violent upheaval described by 動乱.
平和 means peaceful and calm, the direct opposite of the war-torn turmoil that 戦国 describes.
peacelessness; lack of social peace
