No. 290 in Japanese
和
Harmony; peace; Japanese style.
In a sentence
和は平和の象徴です。
Harmony is a symbol of peace.
The word '和' is used to signify harmony and is part of the concept of peace.
日本料理には和の味があります。
Japanese cuisine has a taste of harmony.
'和' here refers to traditional Japanese style or taste.
この数式の和を求めてください。
Please calculate the sum of this equation.
In this context, '和' means the mathematical sum.
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