講こう和わ

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講和する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

Formal term for making peace between warring nations or parties; often used in historical or diplomatic contexts.

〈相あい手て〉と講こう和わするto make peace with (an opponent/country)
両りょう国こくはついに講こう和わした。
The two countries finally made peace.
講こう和わを結むすぶto conclude a peace agreement
両りょう国こくは長ながい戦せん争そうの末すえに講こう和わを結むすんだ。
The two countries concluded a peace agreement after a long war.
講こう和わが成せい立りつするfor peace to be reached/established
交こう渉しょうの末すえ、ようやく講こう和わが成せい立りつした。
After negotiations, peace was finally reached.
講こう和わ条じょう約やくに調ちょう印いんするto sign a peace treaty
両りょう国こくの代だい表ひょうは講こう和わ条じょう約やくに調ちょう印いんした。
Representatives of both countries signed the peace treaty.

和わ平へいN1
和平 is the broad, general word for peace between nations, while 講和 specifically denotes the formal act of concluding peace after a conflict.
停てい戦せん
停戦 refers to a ceasefire or temporary halt in fighting, whereas 講和 is the formal peace settlement that often follows it.
休きゅう戦せんN1
休戦 means a truce or suspension of hostilities, a temporary measure, while 講和 is the formal, often permanent, conclusion of peace.
和わ議ぎ
講和 refers to the actual conclusion of a peace treaty or settlement, while 和議 emphasizes the negotiation process leading up to it.
講こうずる
講和する is the clear, modern verb for making peace between parties, while the same sense of 講ずる (as in 和を講ずる) is rare and literary.

開かい戦せん
開戦 means the outbreak or declaration of war, the direct opposite of 講和, which is the formal making of peace.

講こう話わ
講話 (a lecture or talk) is a homophone of 講和 (making peace) but refers to speaking or a talk, not to ending a war.

From Middle Chinese 講和 (kængX hwa), meaning to negotiate peace. The kanji 講 means 'to discuss' or 'to negotiate', and 和 means 'peace' or 'harmony'.