Japanese symbol for “chord”
和音
わおん
Romaji: waon
chord
In Japanese, chord is 和音, read わおん (waon).
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Meanings
- n chord (music)
- n customary "on" reading (of a kanji) used in Japanese (as opposed to those derived from Chinese)
- n Wu reading (of a kanji; as opposed to a Han reading)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “chord”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| コード | コード koodo | chord |
| 弦 | げん gen | chord |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 平和 | へいわ heiwa | peace; harmony |
| 昭和 | しょうわ shouwa | Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7) |
| 緩和 | かんわ kanwa | relief; mitigation; alleviation |
| 和解 | わかい wakai | reconciliation; amicable settlement; accommodation |
| 和平 | わへい wahei | peace |
| 調和 | ちょうわ chouwa | harmony; accord; reconciliation |
| 音楽 | おんがく ongaku | music |
| 音声 | おんせい onsei | voice; speech |
See also: Chinese symbol for “chord”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.