和

Descendants

 * ( character derived from )
 * ( character derived from )

Glyph origin
– harmony.

Etymology

 * “and; with”
 * suggests that hàn and hài may ultimately derive from the contractions of in colloquial speech. On the other hand,  and  argue hàn and hài derive from.


 * “Japanese”

Definitions

 * 1) peaceful; harmonious
 * 2) gentle; kind
 * 3) warm; temperate
 * 4) sum; total
 * 5) to make peace; to become reconciled
 * 6) to tie
 * 7)  An ancient mouth organ similar to the sheng, but smaller; no longer used.
 * 8) Japanese
 * 9) . He
 * 1)  An ancient mouth organ similar to the sheng, but smaller; no longer used.
 * 2) Japanese
 * 3) . He
 * 1) . He
 * 1) . He

Descendants
Others:

Definitions

 * 1) and
 * 2) with
 * 1) with
 * 1) with
 * 1) with

Definitions

 * 1)  to make sounds in concert with; to echo

Definitions

 * 1) to mix with water to make something stick together; to knead

Definitions

 * 1) to mix (usually substances in powder or grain form)
 * 2) to add water to make something less thick
 * 1) to add water to make something less thick

Definitions

 * 1)  to have a winning hand

Usage notes

 * When playing mahjong, a player may say this word as a call when winning from another player's discard.

Definitions

 * 1)  warm

Etymology 1
From.

The “Japan” sense appears during the reign of (707–715 ), as this character  was chosen as a homophone with a more favorable meaning to replace the previous character  then in use as the kanji name for Japan (see the etymology at  for more details). The “Japan” sense was usually read with a of yamato, until some time in the, when the  reading of Wa became more common.

Noun

 * 1) peace, harmony, tranquillity, serenity.
 * 2)  sum

Affix

 * 1) Japan, Japanese, Nippo-

Etymology 2
See Etymology 1.

In modern Japanese, the Yamato reading is more commonly spelled.

Etymology 4
Used as in various names.

Etymology
From.