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Kanji: 和

KANJI
和
8 strokes
READINGS
KUN 訓
やわらぐ
やわらげる
なごむ
なごやか
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JLPT Level:
JLPT N3 (lower intermediate level)
Kanken Level:
Kanken Level 8 (completion of 3rd grade)
Grade:
Taught during the 3rd grade in Japan
Radical:
口
Radical name:
くち
Meaning:
Harmony, Japanese style, peace, soften, Japan
Usage:
Appears very frequently in Japanese newspapers; only about 100 kanji are used more often.
JLPT Level Word Meaning
N3
平和(へいわ)
peace, harmony
N2
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-English
N2
和服(わふく)
Japanese clothes
N1
温和(おんわ)
gentle, mild, moderate
N1
緩和(かんわ)
relief, mitigation
N1
共和(きょうわ)
republicanism, cooperation
N1
中和(ちゅうわ)
neutralize, counteract
N1
調和(ちょうわ)
harmony
N1
和(なご)やか
mild, calm, gentle, quiet, harmonious
N1
飽和(ほうわ)
saturation
N1
和(やわ)らげる
to soften, to moderate, to relieve
N1
和(わ)
sum, harmony, peace
N1
和風(わふう)
Japanese style
N1
和文(わぶん)
Japanese text, sentence in Japanese
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