日本語道場

Nihongo Dojo — N3 → N2

Kanji
和

N3

Meaningsharmony, Japanese style, peace, soften, Japan
On'yomiワ、オ、カ
Kun'yomiやわ、やわ、なご、なご、あ
Strokes8
Radical口

Compounds

  • smiling, beaming, radiant, bright

  • uncomfortable feeling, feeling out of place, sense of discomfort, malaise

  • republican form of government, republicanism

  • Republican Party

  • concord, harmony, concert

  • gentle, mild, meek, tender

  • Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7), reminiscent of the Shōwa era, Shōwa-nostalgic, old-fashioned

Example sentences

  • For any type of organisation, internal harmony and unity are important factors in deciding its success or failure.

  • We decided not to have peace negotiations with the invaders.

  • Let us pray for a perfect, an eternal, peace.

  • There's a place called Kuchiwa in Hiroshima.

  • The peace talks failed again.

  • How much we still have to pay for peace is a riddle.

  • Nothing but peace can save the world.

  • The League of Nations did not make for peace.