平和

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Chinese

Etymology 1

flat; level; equal
flat; level; equal; to make the same score; to tie; to draw; calm; peaceful
 
mix together; peace; harmony
mix together; peace; harmony; and; with; union; cap (a poem); respond in singing; soft; warm
 
simp. and trad.
(平和) 		平 和
anagram 和平
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Pronunciation

Note: phiàng-fò - only "placid, polite".

Adjective

平和

  1. having a mild temperament; polite
  2. peaceful; placid
    心境平和  ―  xīnjìng pínghé  ―  peace of mind
  3. harmonious; concordant
Synonyms
  • (having a mild temperament):
  • (peaceful):
  • (harmonious):

Proper noun

平和

  1. (～縣) Pinghe (a county of Zhangzhou, Fujian, China)
  2. (～村) Pinghe (a rural village in Cimei, Penghu County, Taiwan)

Etymology 2

flat; level; equal
flat; level; equal; to make the same score; to tie; to draw; calm; peaceful
 
mix together; peace; harmony
mix together; peace; harmony; and; with; union; cap (a poem); respond in singing; soft; warm
 
simp. and trad.
(平和) 		平 和
alternative forms 平胡
平糊 Cantonese
anagram 和平

Pronunciation

Noun

平和

  1. (mahjong) a winning hand in which every meld is a chow, and the pair does not consist of wind or dragon tiles (in Hong Kong mahjong, the pair can consist of wind or dragon tiles)

Japanese

Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term
平 和
へい
Grade: 3 		わ
Grade: 3
on'yomi

First attested in the Meiji era.

Rearrangement of 和平 (wahei, “peace”), likely that 平 (hei) also means "flat", therefore switching the kanji meant "calm, equal + harmony → peace". (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

Adjective

平(へい)和(わ) • (heiwa) -na (adnominal 平(へい)和(わ)な (heiwa na), adverbial 平(へい)和(わ)に (heiwa ni))

  1. peaceful
    平(へい)和(わ)な世(せ)界(かい)。
    Heiwa na sekai.
    A peaceful world.
  2. calm
Inflection
Inflection of 平和
Stem forms
Imperfective (未然形) 平和だろ へいわだろ heiwa daro
Continuative (連用形) 平和で へいわで heiwa de
Terminal (終止形) 平和だ へいわだ heiwa da
Attributive (連体形) 平和な へいわな heiwa na
Hypothetical (仮定形) 平和なら へいわなら heiwa nara
Imperative (命令形) 平和であれ へいわであれ heiwa de are
Key constructions
Informal negative 平和ではない
平和じゃない 		へいわではない
へいわじゃない 		heiwa de wa nai
heiwa ja nai
Informal past 平和だった へいわだった heiwa datta
Informal negative past 平和ではなかった
平和じゃなかった 		へいわではなかった
へいわじゃなかった 		heiwa de wa nakatta
heiwa ja nakatta
Formal 平和です へいわです heiwa desu
Formal negative 平和ではありません
平和じゃありません 		へいわではありません
へいわじゃありません 		heiwa de wa arimasen
heiwa ja arimasen
Formal past 平和でした へいわでした heiwa deshita
Formal negative past 平和ではありませんでした
平和じゃありませんでした 		へいわではありませんでした
へいわじゃありませんでした 		heiwa de wa arimasen deshita
heiwa ja arimasen deshita
Conjunctive 平和で へいわで heiwa de
Conditional 平和なら（ば） へいわなら（ば） heiwa nara (ba)
Provisional 平和だったら へいわだったら heiwa dattara
Volitional 平和だろう へいわだろう heiwa darō
Adverbial 平和に へいわに heiwa ni
Degree 平和さ へいわさ heiwasa
Classical conjugation of "平和なり" (ナリ活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形) 平和なら へいわなら feiwanara
Continuative (連用形) 平和に
平和なり		 へいわに
へいわなり		 feiwani
feiwanari
Terminal (終止形) 平和なり へいわなり feiwanari
Attributive (連体形) 平和なる へいわなる feiwanaru
Realis (已然形) 平和なれ へいわなれ feiwanare
Imperative (命令形) 平和なれ へいわなれ feiwanare
Key constructions
Negative 平和ならず へいわならず feiwanarazu
Contrasting conjunction 平和なれど へいわなれど feiwanaredo
Causal conjunction 平和なれば へいわなれば feiwanareba
Conditional conjunction 平和ならば へいわならば feiwanaraba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge) 平和なりき へいわなりき feiwanariki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge) 平和なりけり へいわなりけり feiwanarikeri
Adverbial 平和に へいわに feiwani
Without auxiliary verb.
With auxiliary verb.

Noun

平(へい)和(わ) • (heiwa) 

  1. peace, a peaceful situation
    何(ど)処(こ)かに平(へい)和(わ)が有(あ)るならば、いつか花(はな)も咲(さ)く。
    Doko ka ni heiwa ga aru nara ba, itsuka hana mo saku.
    If there is peace, someday the flowers shall bloom.
  2. calm, calmness
Synonyms
Derived terms
Derived terms

Proper noun

平(へい)和(わ) • (Heiwa) 

  1. a female given name
  2. a place name

Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term
平 和
ぴん
Grade: 3 		ふ
Grade: 3
irregular

Borrowing from Chinese 平和 (pínghú).[1][2]

Pronunciation

Noun

平和(ピンフ) or 平和(ピンホー) • (pinfu or pinhō) 

  1. (mahjong) no points hand: a 役 (yaku, “winning hand”) that does not have any of the following: triplets, quads, the player's seat wind, the prevailing wind, or dragons; and the winning tile completes a two-sided wait sequence; worth 1 翻 (han, “double”)
Derived terms

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN

Anagrams

Korean

Hanja in this term
平和

Noun

平和 • (pyeonghwa) (hangeul 평화)

  1. hanja form? of 평화 (“peace”)
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