平和
へいわ
hepburn heiwa
peace, peaceful
Part of speech · noun / na-adjective
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Examples
- 世界の平和を願っています。I wish for world peace.
- この町は静かで平和です。This town is quiet and peaceful.
Collocations
平和な世界平和を願う平和な生活世界平和平和が続く
Mnemonic
平和 heiwa — 平 (level, calm) + 和 (harmony). 平 is evenness and calm, 和 is harmony — a state level and harmonious, free of strife — peace. A noun and a na-adjective. Its antonym is 戦争 (sensou, war). 和 is also the kanji that stands for Japan itself.
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