Kanji 和

音読おんよみ:

訓読くんよみ: やわらぐ・やわらげる・なご・なごやか

画数かくすう: 8

部首ぶしゅ: くち(口)

Meaning

Harmony / Peace / Japanese Style / Soften

Conjugation
Tap for 和らぐ (ease) Tap for 和らげる (relieve)
  • 和食わしょく — Japanese food
  • 和服わふく — Japanese clothing
  • 平和へいわ — peace
  • 調和ちょうわ — harmony / balance
  • やわらぐ — to soften / to calm
  • 温和おんわ — mild / gentle
  • 和語わご — native Japanese word
  • 和解わかい — reconciliation / settlement

The kanji combines (mouth) with (grain) as a phonetic component. It expresses the idea of voices and actions joining in harmony. It can refer to peace, gentleness, or Japanese style, as in 和食 (food), 和服 (clothing), or 和語 (language).

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