Moji Ninja

和 — harmony; Japanese style

和 means “harmony; Japanese style”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 8 strokes. On'yomi: ワ (wa), カ (ka). Kun'yomi: やわ(らぐ) (yawaragu), なご(む) (nagomu). You'll see it in words such as 和やか (nagoyaka, “mild; calm”).

和
Stroke order of 和
Meaning
harmony; Japanese style
On'yomi
ワ (wa), カ (ka)
Kun'yomi
やわ(らぐ) (yawaragu), なご(む) (nagomu)
Strokes
8
Level
JLPT N3 · set Qualities 1

How to remember 和

Grain (禾) for every mouth (口): harmony.

Parts: 禾 grain · 口 mouth; box

Words with 和

WordReadingMeaning
和やかなごやか nagoyakamild; calm
和らぐやわらぐ yawaraguto soften; to calm down
和らげるやわらげる yawarageruto soften; to moderate

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