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和洋折衷

Reading

Kana: わようせっちゅう
Romaji: wayousetchū
Kana
Romaji

Definition

1

a blending of Japanese and Western styles

Note: yojijukugo

Kanji

Readings: ワ、 オ、 カ、 やわ.らぐ、 やわ.らげる、 なご.む、 なご.やか
Meanings: harmony, Japanese style, peace, soften, Japan
Reading: ヨウ
Meanings: ocean, western style
Readings: セツ、 お.る、 おり、 お.り、 -お.り、 お.れる
Meanings: fold, break, fracture, bend, yield, submit
Reading: チュウ
Meanings: inmost, heart, mind, inside

Example Sentence

(かれ)和洋折衷(わようせっちゅう)(いえ)()んでいる。
➥He lives in a house built in a semi foreign style.
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