# 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”).

- 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

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 和やか | なごやか (nagoyaka) | mild; calm |
| 和らぐ | やわらぐ (yawaragu) | to soften; to calm down |
| 和らげる | やわらげる (yawarageru) | to soften; to moderate |

## More in the “Qualities 1” set

[実](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/reality/) · [現](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/present/) · [当](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/hit-the-mark/) · [性](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/nature/) · [要](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/need/) · [和](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/harmony/) · [平](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/flat/) · [確](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/certain/) · [勢](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/momentum/)

---

From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/harmony/. Last updated 2026-11-01.