和

Abbreviation

harmonious cooperation; close cooperation

Mahjong

winning by picking up a discarded tile

Ōwa era (961.2.16-964.7.10)

harmonics

Japanese reading of a Chinese character

native Japanese characters (i.e. hiragana and katakana); kana

kanji created in Japan (as opposed to China); Japanese-made kanji

law of harmony

Japanese-made thing; Japanese goods; Japanese style thing

Japanese-style ritual saddle

traditional Japanese medicine

China and Japan

Chinese and Japanese (languages)

Abbreviation

dictionary with Japanese definitions of kanji and kanji compounds; kanji dictionary

German-Japanese

hotel room with both Western and Japanese elements (usu. with Western-style beds and a separate tatami-floored living area)

Noun or verb acting prenominally; Mathematics

anharmonic; non-harmonic; discordant

Japanese wakin goldfish variety

dressing (vegetables, fish, etc.) with vinegar; vegetables (or fish, etc.) dressed with vinegar

hydrate

Japanese and Chinese medicine; Oriental medicine

sky pattern on a calm and clear day of spring

Japan and Russia; Japanese-Russian

traditional Japanese alcohol (primarily sake, but also shōchū and fruit wine)

Mahjong

blessing of heaven; hand in which the dealer goes out on their initial deal

Chōwa era (1012.12.25-1017.4.23)

disjunction; logical sum; logical add; OR operation