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違和

違和

See also: 违和

Chinese

 
to disobey; to violate; to separate; to go against
 
mix together; peace; harmony; and; with; union; cap (a poem); respond in singing; soft; warm
trad. (違和)
simp. (违和)

Adjective

違和

  1. (elegantly, figuratively) ill; indisposed; unwell; out of order

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: S

Grade: 3
on'yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese compound 違和 (hjwɨj + hwa, literally go against + harmonious).

Pronunciation

Noun

違和 (hiragana いわ, romaji iwa, historical hiragana ゐわ)

  1. disorder

Derived terms

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9