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和 = 禾 + 口
和 is a Japanese kanji written with 8 strokes, listed here under the keyword “harmony”. It is built from 禾 (grain) and 口 (mouth). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 963.
- Keyword
- harmony
- RTK frame
- 963
- Strokes
- 8
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- ワ, オ, カ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- やわ.らぐ, やわ.らげる, なご.む, なご.やか, あ.える
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- гармония
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 和 harmony
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 和 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “grain” + “mouth”. 和 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 和 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.