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和
Kyōiku Kanji

和 — harmony / Japanese

Grade 3わ, お, やわ, なご

和 (readings: わ, お, やわ, なご; Japanese kanji) means “harmony / Japanese”. It is a Grade 3 Kyōiku kanji, taught in year 3 of Japanese elementary school, and appears in words such as 平和 (peace).

What does 和 mean?

Kanji和
Meaningharmony / Japanese
Readingsわ, お, やわ, なご
GradeGrade 3 (Medium)
CurriculumKyōiku kanji · Japanese elementary school

How to read 和

和 is read わ or お or やわ or なご depending on the word.

Example words with 和

Example平和 (peace)
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Updated: 2026-07-14