Japanese symbol for “peacekeeping”

平和維持

へいわいじ

Romaji: heiwaiji

peacekeeping

In Japanese, peacekeeping is 平和維持, read へいわいじ (heiwaiji).

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Meanings

adj-no, n peacekeeping

Kanji and stroke order

平

even, flat, peace

on: ヘイ、ビョウ、ヒョウ
kun: たい.ら、たい.らげる、ひら

5 strokes · JLPT 2

和

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

維

fiber, tie, rope

on: イ

14 strokes · JLPT 1

持

hold, have

on: ジ
kun: も.つ、-も.ち、も.てる

9 strokes · JLPT 3

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
平和	へいわ heiwa	peace; harmony
平均	へいきん heikin	average; mean
平成	へいせい heisei	Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
平日	へいじつ heijitsu	weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday)
平野	へいや heiya	plain; open field
公平	こうへい kouhei	fair; impartial; just
昭和	しょうわ shouwa	Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7)
緩和	かんわ kanwa	relief; mitigation; alleviation
維持	いじ iji	maintenance; preservation; improvement
気持ち	きもち kimochi	feeling; sensation; mood

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.