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Kanji 和

8 strokes

Meaning

harmony, Japanese style, peace, soften, Japan

On'yomi
ワオカ
Kun'yomi
やわらぐやわらげるなごむなごやかあえる
Strokes
8
JLPT
N3
School grade
Grade 3
Kanken
8級
Frequency
#124 / 2500

Stroke order

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8

Words with 和

  • 平和

    へいわ

    peace

    N3
  • 英和

    えいわ

    English-Japanese (e.g., dictionary)

    N2
  • 漢和

    かんわ

    Chinese Character-Japanese (e.g., dictionary)

    N2
  • 和~

    わ~

    Japanese style

    N2
  • 和英

    わえい

    Japanese-English

    N2
  • 和服

    わふく

    Japanese clothes

    N2
  • 温和

    おんわ

    gentle, mild, moderate

    N1
  • 緩和

    かんわ

    relief, mitigation

    N1

Example sentences

  • 愛あいと平和へいわです。

    Love and Peace.

  • 私わたしは和英かずひで辞書じしょが必要ひつようだ。

    I need a Japanese-English dictionary.

  • 彼女かのじょは和服わふくの方ほうが良よく似合にあう。

    She looks better in Japanese clothes.

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