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温和 (おんわ): gentle, mild, moderate — Japanese vocabulary

温和 is read おんわ and means "gentle, mild, moderate". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

温和

Reading
おんわ · onwa
Translation
gentle, mild, moderate
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
おんわが

Example

彼は生まれつき温和な気質だ。

かれはうまれつきおんわなきしつだ。

He is gentle by nature.

Kanji in this word

  • 温 — warm
  • 和 — harmony, Japan

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