和 — harmony, Japanese style, peace
わ
和
harmony
Grade 3
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
8 strokes
U+548C
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #124
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #897
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
Meanings
- harmony
- Japanese style
- peace
word
わ wa On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
なご nago Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
Jukujikun Jukujikun Jukujikun (熟字訓) — special readings where the pronunciation applies to the whole compound word rather than individual kanji. The reading cannot be split per character.
より yori Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
かず kazu Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
Appears in idioms
Components
Composed of
くち
口
mouth
#30
Phono-semantic compound (形声). 口 (mouth) and 禾 (ka, grain). Harmony — when mouths are fed with grain, peace prevails.