Japanese symbol for “wani”

和邇

わに

Romaji: wani

Wani

In Japanese, wani is 和邇, read わに (wani).

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Meanings

n Wani
n wani (mythological sea monster)

Written forms: 和邇、鰐. Readings: わに.

Kanji and stroke order

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

邇

approach, near, close

on: ジ、ニ
kun: ちか.い

18 strokes

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

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.