和

Meanings

harmony
Japanese style
peace
soften
Japan

Readings

わ
お
か
やわ
なご
あ

Strokes: 8
JLPT Level: N3
Frequency: #64

Common Words

和むなごむto be softened, to calm down
和英わえいJapanese-English
和歌わかwaka, classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae
和解わかいreconciliation, amicable settlement, accommodation, compromise, mediation, rapprochement
和牛わぎゅうWagyu (any of four breeds of Japanese cattle), Wagyu beef

Practice in Kanjiru

Write 和 by hand

解unravelN313 strokes 英EnglandN48 strokes 尚esteemN18 strokes 柔tenderN29 strokes 昭shiningN19 strokes 衷inmostN19 strokes

Data: KANJIDIC2 & JMdict (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0)