8 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 3rd grade
JLPT exam level N3

harmony, Japanese style, peace, soften, Japan

Kun'yomi
  • to soften
  • to soften
  • to be softened
  • mild
  • to dress (vegetables, salad, etc.)
On'yomi
  • sum ②harmony ③Japan
Nanori
  • あい
  • いず
  • かず
  • かつ
  • かつり
  • かづ
  • たけ
  • とも
  • にぎ
  • まさ
  • やす
  • よし
  • より
  • わだこ
  • わっ

Main Radical

(KanXi) (Nelson)

Variants

Character Breakdown

harmony, Japanese style, peace
ワ より オ (3rd, N3)
two-branch tree radical (no. 115)
カ いね (Kentei Pre-1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)

Contained In

Common Words

sum ②harmony ③Japan
to dress (vegetables, salad, etc.)
uncomfortable feeling ②malaise
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7) ②reminiscent of the Shōwa era
Japanese clothes
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References

Unicode hex code 548C
JIS X 0208 1-47-34
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3268
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 770
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1130
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1450
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 769
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O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 638
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 277
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 3490
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 416
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 124
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 124
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 338
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 412
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 440
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 318
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 85
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 352
AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III 3.5
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 326
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 906
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 5d3.1
Four corner code 2690.0
De Roo Code 2277