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KanjiN3Grade 3 · 小38 strokesRadical 口#124 in newspapers

和 · harmony, Japanese style

和 is a kanji meaning harmony, Japanese style, peace, soften. It has 8 strokes and is on the JLPT N3 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • ワwa
  • オo
  • カka

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • やわらぐyawaragu
  • やわらげるyawarageru
  • なごむnagomu
  • なごやかnagoyaka
  • あえるaeru

Practise the N3 kanji

In 第12巻 JLPT N3, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 和 · 14 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 和
WordReadingMeaningLevel
平和へいわpeaceN3
英和えいわEnglish-Japanese (e.g., dictionary)N2
漢和かんわChinese Character-Japanese (e.g., dictionary)N2
和英わえいJapanese-EnglishN2
和服わふくJapanese clothesN2
和やかなごやかmild, calm, harmoniousN1
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More words that use 和
WordReadingMeaningLevel
温和おんわgentle, mild, moderateN1
緩和かんわrelief, mitigationN1
共和きょうわrepublicanism, cooperationN1
中和ちゅうわneutralize, counteractN1
調和ちょうわharmonyN1
和文わぶんJapanese text, sentence in JapaneseN1
飽和ほうわsaturationN1
和らげるやわらげるto soften, to moderate, to relieveN1

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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