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宥和 (ゆうわ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

宥ゆう和わ

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Meanings

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noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

appeasement; placation; propitiation

Refers to the act of pacifying or conciliating someone, often in political or diplomatic contexts. Can be used as a noun or as a suru-verb (宥和する).

政せい府ふは宥ゆう和わ政せい策さくを取とった。
The government adopted a policy of appeasement.
彼かれは怒おこっている相あい手てを宥ゆう和わ

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He tried to placate the angry person.

Kanji

宥soothe, calm, pacify
和harmony, Japanese style, peace

Similar words

懐かい柔じゅう
懐柔 implies winning someone over through persuasion or favor, often with a strategic intent, while 宥和 focuses more on calming or pacifying.
和わ解かい
和解 means reconciliation or settlement of a dispute, typically mutual, whereas 宥和 is often a one-sided act of appeasing.

Etymology

Composed of 宥 (ゆう, 'to soothe, to calm') and 和 (わ, 'harmony, peace'). The combination conveys the idea of bringing about peace through soothing or appeasing.