What does kanji 和 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 和 is harmony.

How is kanji 和 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 和 are やわ.らぐ, やわ.らげる, なご.む, なご.やか, あ.える; the onyomi readings are ワ, オ, カ.

Which school grade teaches kanji 和?

Kanji 和 is taught in Jōyō Grade 3.

What is the main radical of kanji 和?

The main radical for kanji 和 is 口.

What words use kanji 和?

Example words that use kanji 和 include 和解, 和上, 和平, 和紙.

JōyōJLPT N3Kanken 8

和

Meaning

Kanji 和

harmony

harmony, Japanese style, peace, soften, Japan

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: やわ.らぐやわ.らげるなご.むなご.やかあ.える
Onyomi 音読み: ワオカ
Nanori 名乗り: あいいずかずかつかつりかづたけちともなにぎまさやすよしよりわだこわっ

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: Grade 3
JLPT: JLPT N3
Frequency: #124
Strokes: 8
Radical: 口
Components: 口 • 禾
Kanji Kentei: Level 8
Similar Kanji: -

Related vocabulary

Showing 36 common entries

Showing 36 of 759 entries that include this kanji.

和解

わかい

court-mediated settlement

和上

かしょう

master (of one's art, trade, etc.)

和平

わへい

peace

和紙

わがみ

washi

和佐比

わさび

horseradish (or any blend of wasabi and horseradish)

和風

わふう

Japanese style

和服

わふく

Japanese clothes

和室

わしつ

Japanese-style room

和食

わしょく

Japanese food

和やか

なごやか

mild

和英

わえい

Japanese-English

和らげる

やわらげる

to soften

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

家族の和を大切にしたい。

I want to cherish harmony in my family.

和食は野菜を多く使う。

Japanese cuisine uses a lot of vegetables.

その店は和風の庭で有名だ。

That place is famous for its Japanese-style garden.

二人は話し合って和解した。

The two of them made peace after talking.

緊張を和らげる音楽を流した。

I played music to ease the tension.

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Kanji 和

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Related vocabulary

和解

和上

和平

和紙

和佐比

和風

和服

和室

和食

和やか

和英

和らげる

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