和 — kanji meaning “harmony”
和
harmony, Japanese style, peace, soften, Japan
- Meanings
- harmony, Japanese style, peace, soften, Japan
- On'yomi
- ワ (wa)、オ (o)、カ (ka)
- Kun'yomi
- やわ.らぐ、やわ.らげる、なご.む、なご.やか、あ.える
- Name readings
- あい、いず、かず、かつ、かつり、かづ
- Strokes
- 8
- School grade
- 3
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #124 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 30
- Chinese reading
- hé, hè, huó, huò, huo, hāi, he — Chinese character page
Words with 和
| 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 |
| 共和 | きょうわ kyouwa | republicanism |
| 和風 | わふう wafuu | Japanese style |
| 大和 | やまと yamato | (ancient) Japan; Yamato kingdom; state of Yamato |
| 違和感 | いわかん iwakan | uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort |
| 和食 | わしょく washoku | Japanese food; Japanese dish; Japanese cuisine |
| 共和党 | きょうわとう kyouwatou | Republican Party |
Data: KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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