Word Meaning 和洋折衷

わようせっちゅう wayousecchuu

和洋折衷 is read as わようせっちゅう (wayousecchuu) and means blending of Japanese and Western styles.

Meaning

English

  1. blending of Japanese and Western styles

Reading

Kana

わようせっちゅう

Romaji

wayousecchuu

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 33 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Yojijukugo Rank 12681 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

和洋合奏

わようがっそう

wayō gassō

和衷協同

わちゅうきょうどう

harmonious cooperation

折衷

せっちゅう

compromise

雅俗折衷

がぞくせっちゅう

blending of the classical and colloquial styles

和洋

わよう

Japan and Europe

和洋女子大学

わようじょしだいがく

Wayo Women's University

和洋中

わようちゅう

Japanese, Chinese and Western (e.g. when referring to food styles available, etc.)

和洋室

わようしつ

hotel room with both Western and Japanese elements (usu. with Western-style beds and a separate tatami-floored living area)

和漢洋

わかんよう

Japan, China and the West

折衷主義

せっちゅうしゅぎ

eclecticism

折衷尺

せっちゅうじゃく

compromised shaku (compromise between the Kyōhō shaku and the Matashirō shaku; approx. 30.3 cm)

東洋英和女学院大学

とうようえいわじょがくいんだいがく

Toyo Eiwa Women's University