和 kanji: meaning “harmony”, readings and mnemonic
JLPT N38 strokes
Meaning and readings
- Meaning
- harmony
- On'yomi
- ワ、オ、カ
- Kun'yomi
- やわ・らぐ、やわ・らげる、なご・む、なご・やか
Picture story to remember 和
Wheat (禾) feeds every hungry mouth (口) in the village, and that brings harmony.
Parts in this story:口
How to write 和: stroke order
和 is written with 8 strokes. Watch them drawn in order.
Words that use 和
- 和歌わかwaka
- 和むなごむto be softened
Practice this kanji in the app
Review 和 with the picture story and come back to it as you forget.
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