和

Kanji
和
Level
N3
Meaning
Peace, harmony, Japan
On'yomi
ワ, オ
Kun'yomi
やわ.らぐ, やわ.らげる, なご.む, なご.やか
Strokes
8
Common compounds

平和 (へいわ) peace 和食 (わしょく) Japanese food 和風 (わふう) Japanese style

Memory hook

To achieve PEACE (和), people need to speak (口) in harmony with the grain (禾) of things.

More from Kanji List