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和: harmony, Japanese style, peace, soften, Japan | JLPT N4 Kanji | JLPTMatome

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和

和

harmony, Japanese style, peace, soften, Japan

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Readings

On readings: ワオカ
Kun readings: やわらぐやわらげるなごむなごやかあえる

8 strokesJōyō kanjiVery frequentRank 124 / 2,500

Stroke order

8 strokesReplay to see the stroke order

和: strokes animate in writing order.

Words with 和

FuriganaEnglish

平和(へいわ)
peace; peacefulness
和食(わしょく)
Japanese food
和室(わしつ)
Japanese-style room
和紙(わし)
Japanese paper
和(なご)やか
peaceful; harmonious
和風(わふう)
Japanese style
和服(わふく)
Japanese clothing
和菓子(わがし)
Japanese sweets
和歌(わか)

Example sentences

FuriganaEnglish

私(わたし)は和食(わしょく)が好(す)きです。
I like Japanese food.
この和室(わしつ)は静(しず)かです。
This Japanese-style room is quiet.

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