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    3. 和洋折衷

    和洋折衷

    和わ洋よう折せっ衷ちゅう

    blending of Japanese and Western styles

    KMT10News #45+1Ref L2Noun, ParticleCulture & TraditionsKanji Vocab33 strokes

    わようせっちゅう

    Noun, Particle

    1.
    blending of Japanese and Western styles
    yojijukugo

    Stroke 0 / 33

    Speed1.0x

    このレストランは和わ洋よう折せっ衷ちゅうの料りょう理りを提てい供きょうしている。

    This restaurant offers Japanese-Western fusion cuisine.

    KMT9Food & DiningCulture & Traditions
    彼かれの家いえは和わ洋よう折せっ衷ちゅうのデザインで、とてもおしゃれだ。

    His house has a Japanese-Western fusion design and is very stylish.

    KMT10Home & HousingCulture & Traditions
    明めい治じ時じ代だいには、多おおくの建けん築ちく物ぶつが和わ洋よう折せっ衷ちゅうの様よう式しきで建たてられた。

    During the Meiji era, many buildings were constructed in a Japanese-Western fusion style.

    KMT10HistoryArt & DesignCulture & Traditions
    現げん代だいの日に本ほんの生せい活かつ様よう式しきは、まさに和わ洋よう折せっ衷ちゅうと言いえるだろう。

    Modern Japanese lifestyle can truly be described as a blend of Japanese and Western styles.

    KMT10Culture & TraditionsDaily Life
    彼かの女じょのファッションは、和わ洋よう折せっ衷ちゅうの要よう素そを取とり入いれている。

    Her fashion incorporates elements of Japanese and Western styles.

    KMT10Fashion & BeautyCulture & Traditions

    Kanji that make up this word

    和
    やわ.らぐ・やわ.らげる・なご.む・なご.やか・あ.える…(20)
    harmony・Japanese style・peace・soften・Japan
    洋
    ocean・sea・foreign・Western style
    折
    お.る・おり・お.り・-お.り・お.れる…(3)
    fold・break・fracture・bend・yield…(1)
    衷
    inmost・heart・mind・inside
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