• 和食わしょく — Japanese food
• 和服わふく — Japanese clothing
• 平和へいわ — peace
• 調和ちょうわ — harmony
• 和やわらぐ — to soften, to calm down
• 温和おんわ — mild, gentle

The kanji 和 combines the radical 口 (mouth) with the phonetic part 禾 (grain, not shown but implied in etymology). It expresses the idea of "bringing voices or actions together in harmony."

It can refer to peace, gentleness, and anything of Japanese style, including food (和食), clothes (和服), or language (和語).

和食わしょくを 食たべてみたいです。
I want to try Japanese food.

彼かれの性格せいかくは 和おだやかです。
He has a calm and gentle personality.

🎧 Listen to ワ and やわらぐ