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Kanji: 和

KANJI
8 strokes
READINGS
KUN 訓
やわらぐ
やわらげる
なご
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:
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
(へいわ)
peace, harmony
N2
(えいわ)
English-Japanese (e.g. dictionary)
N2
(かんわ)
Chinese Character-Japanese (e.g. dictionary)
N2
(わえい)
Japanese-English
N2
(わふく)
Japanese clothes
N1
(おんわ)
gentle, mild, moderate
N1
(かんわ)
relief, mitigation
N1
(きょうわ)
republicanism, cooperation
N1
(ちゅうわ)
neutralize, counteract
N1
調(ちょうわ)
harmony
N1
(なご)やか
mild, calm, gentle, quiet, harmonious
N1
(ほうわ)
saturation
N1
(やわ)らげる
to soften, to moderate, to relieve
N1
()
sum, harmony, peace
N1
(わふう)
Japanese style
N1
(わぶん)
Japanese text, sentence in Japanese
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