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Japanese symbol for “mitigation”

Romaji: kanwa
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.)

In Japanese, mitigation is , read (kanwa).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n, vi, vs relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening

Kanji and stroke order

slacken, loosen, relax
on: カン
kun: ゆる.い、ゆる.やか、ゆる.む、ゆる.める
15 strokes · JLPT 1
harmony, Japanese style, peace
on: ワ、オ、カ
kun: やわ.らぐ、やわ.らげる、なご.む、なご.やか
8 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “mitigation”

WordReadingMeaning
ていげん teigendecrease; reduction; fall
クッション kusshoncushion (to soften the blow); mitigation
げんとう gentoureduction; mitigation; commutation
ミティゲーション mitigeeshonmitigation
げんけい genkeireduction (of a sentence); mitigation (of a penalty)

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ゆるやか yuruyakaloose; slack
ゆるい yuruiloose
ゆるむ yurumuto become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope)
かんまん kanmanslow; sluggish; dull
かんきゅう kankyuuhigh and low speed; fast and slow; pace
へいわ heiwapeace; harmony
しょうわ shouwaShōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7)
わかい wakaireconciliation; amicable settlement; accommodation

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.

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