JLPT N1 · な-adjective

温和 (onwa)

温和 (おんわ, onwa) is a Japanese な-adjective meaning “mild (climate); temperate”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: おんわ
Romaji: onwa
Word class: な-adjective
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

mild (climate); temperate; clement; pleasant; agreeable · な-adjective, noun
gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; quiet; pleasant · な-adjective, noun
moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild; temperate · な-adjective, noun

Example sentences

その国は気候が温和だ。

That country has a mild climate.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 温和

な-adjective. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Present (plain)	温和だ	おんわだ onwada
Present (polite)	温和です	おんわです onwadesu
Negative	温和じゃない	おんわじゃない onwajanai
Past	温和だった	おんわだった onwadatta
Negative past	温和じゃなかった	おんわじゃなかった onwajanakatta
Te-form	温和で	おんわで onwade
Before a noun	温和な	おんわな onwana
Adverb (~ni)	温和に	おんわに onwani

Kanji in 温和

温

warmオン・あたた.か・あたた.かい · 12 strokes

和

harmony, Japanese style, peaceワ・オ・やわ.らぐ・やわ.らげる · 8 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 温和.

温いぬるいlukewarm温暖おんだんwarm温度おんどtemperature気温きおん(air) temperature体温たいおんbody temperature温かいあたたかいwarm温まるあたたまるto warm oneself温めるあたためるto warm (up)温室おんしつgreenhouse温泉おんせんhot spring温帯おんたいtemperate zone保温ほおんretaining warmth生温いなまぬるいlukewarm平和へいわpeace

Source: JMdict entry 1589620 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.