harmony, Japanese style, peace, soften, Japan
和 centers on a state of gentle agreement and balance: harmony, peace, and the softening of conflict. The senses of Japanese style and Japan are natural extensions of this idea, reflecting a cultural emphasis on harmony.
和 combines 禾 (grain) and 口 (mouth), originally suggesting harmony through sharing food or a peaceful meal. The modern meanings of peace and Japan developed from this core idea.
Picture a bowl of grain (禾) beside a mouth (口): sharing a meal brings harmony and peace, softening any tension.
For ワ, imagine a peaceful 'wa' sound, like a gentle exhale, as everyone sits in harmony around the grain bowl: wa -> ワ.
peace; harmony
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7)
sum
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort
(ancient) Japan; Yamato kingdom; state of Yamato
republicanism
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
reconciliation; amicable settlement; accommodation; compromise; mediation; rapprochement
Republican Party
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
Japanese style
weather; climatic conditions
wagashi; traditional Japanese confectionery
Japanese food; Japanese dish; Japanese cuisine
peace
saturation; satiation
Wagyu (any of four breeds of Japanese cattle); Wagyu beef
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
Japanese clothes
to be softened; to calm down
Japanese-style (esp. in reference to squat toilets)
priestly teacher; preceptor
Japanese-style room
neutralization; neutralisation
washi; Japanese paper
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
People's Republic of China
waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae
English-Japanese
harmony; reconciliation
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable; amiable; friendly; genial; harmonious; peaceful
reconciliation (between warring nations); (making of) peace
concord; harmony; concert
discord; trouble; dissension; disagreement; friction; conflict; feud; bad terms
mild (climate); temperate; clement; pleasant; agreeable
discord; dissonance; cacophony
gentle; mild; meek; tender
Japanese-English
Japanese text; sentence in Japanese
Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea); DPRK
blending of Japanese and Western styles
China and Japan
peace conference; peace negotiations
Japanese language
Republic of Guatemala
Reiwa era (May 1, 2019-)
republican form of government; republicanism
republic; commonwealth