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倭
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dwarf

HSK 10 N1
Abstract →Space
wō
ワ、イ
やまと、したが.う
위, 왜
Phonosemantic compound. 亻 represents the meaning and 委 represents the sound.
Components
亻 person (side)+ 委 committee =
倭 dwarf
亻 Meaning component
rén person (side)
亻 is a component form of 人.
委 Phonetic component
wěi committee
appoint, send, commission
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Notes
Similar Characters
亿 hundred million (simp)什 what?仁 benevolence仃 solitary仅 solely (simp)仆 to fall forward (simp)仇 animosity仍 still仔 meticulous仕 official他 he仗 battle仙 immortal仟 one thousand代 generation仫 tribe (alt)们 plural (simp)仰 look up to仲 mid-仳 part
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
倭
Regular
Modern
Chinese
倭 [wō]
dwarf; Japanese (derog.) (old)
Japanese
大和 、 倭 やまと 同音

noun

  1. historical (ancient) Japan; Yamato kingdom; state of Yamato
  2. historical Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
和 、 倭 わ 同音

noun

  1. mathematics sum
  2. harmony; peace
  3. Japan; Japanese-style
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (2)
３角形のすべての角の和は１８０度に等しい。
The sum of all the angles in a triangle equals 180 degrees.
スポーツではチームの和が成功には欠かせません。
In sport, team harmony is vital to success.
Japanese Names
倭 しず
Shizu female given name
倭 しづ
Shizu given name
倭 しとり
Shitori unclassified name
倭 しどり
Shidori unclassified name
倭 やまと
Yamato surnamegiven name
CHINESE WORDS (12)
倭寇 [Wō​kòu] #26,374
Japanese pirates (in 16th and 17th century)
倭人 [wō​rén] #59,474
dwarf
倭瓜 [wō​guā] #61,919
(dialect) pumpkin
倭军 [wō​jūn]
Japanese army (derog.) (old)
倭军 [wō​jūn]
Japanese army (derog.) (old)
倭马亚王朝 [Wō​mǎ​yà​Wáng​cháo]
Umayyad Empire (661-750, in Iberia -1031), successor of the Rashidun caliphate
倭马亚王朝 [Wō​mǎ​yà​Wáng​cháo]
Umayyad Empire (661-750, in Iberia -1031), successor of the Rashidun caliphate
倭黑猩猩 [wō​hēi​xīng​xing]
bonobo
台倭 [Tái​wō]
(derogatory for Taiwanese) Jap lover
壬辰倭乱 [rén​chén​wō​luàn]
Imjin war, Japanese invasion of Korea 1592-1598
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JAPANESE WORDS (31)
⭐ 大和 [やまと] #13,766
(ancient) Japan
凪 [なぎ] #18,705
calm (at sea)
⭐ 和歌 [わか] #27,342
waka
大日本 [だいにっぽん] #54,025
Great Japan
倭人 [わじん] #55,803
Japanese person
和名 [わめい] #67,159
Japanese name (esp. for a plant or animal)
倭国 [わこく] #87,009
Japan
倭寇 [わこう] #88,577
wokou
大倭 [おおやまと] #116,411
Japan
⭐ 和語 [わご] #120,930
Japanese language
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KOREAN WORDS (1)
왜색
Japanese style