Word details

和洋折衷

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 和洋折衷.

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Entry

和洋折衷ようせっちゅうNoun~の Adj.四字熟語Freq #55577
1

blending of Japanese and Western styles

Examples
彼は和洋折衷の家に住んでいる。
He lives in a house built in a semi foreign style.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

harmony, Japanese style, peace, soften, Japan

8 strokesFrequency 124JLPT N2Grade 3

On

Kun

やわ.らぐやわ.らげるなご.むなご.やかあ.える

Nanori

あいいずかずかつかつりかづたけともにぎまさやすよしよりわだこわっ

ocean, sea, foreign, Western style

9 strokesFrequency 763JLPT N3Grade 3

On

ヨウ

Nanori

なだひろひろしよし

fold, break, fracture, bend, yield, submit

7 strokesFrequency 962JLPT N2Grade 4

On

セツシャク

Kun

お.るおりお.り-お.りお.れる

Nanori

せき

inmost, heart, mind, inside

10 strokesFrequency 2,229JLPT N1Grade 8

On

チュウ

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