Japanese Calligraphy - ๅ - Japanese harmony
Apr 26, 2024ไปๆฅใฏใๅใใซใคใใฆ็ดนไปใใพใใญใใๅใใฏๆฅๆฌใฎ็คพไผใงใจใฆใๅคงๅใช่ใๆนใงใใไธปใซไบใคใฎไฝฟใๆนใใใใจๆใใพใใ
‘WA’ can be one of the most important way of thinking in Japan. It is often used in two meanings.
๏ผใคใฏๆฅๆฌใฎใใจใซใคใใฆ่กจใใพใใใใจใใฐใๅ้ฃใๅ่ๅญใๅ็ดใใๅ้ขจใใฎใซใใงใใๅ้ขจใในใใฒใใฃใผใชใฉใใใใพใใญใๅ้ขจในใใฒใใฃใผใ้ฃในใใใจใใใใพใใใใใใใใใผในใฎใในใฟใงใ็งใฏๅคงๅฅฝใใงใใ
The main use is to represent ‘(traditional) Japanese something’. For example, Japanese food, Japanese snacks, Japanese paper, Japanese clothes and also Japanese style café and Japanese style spaghetti๏ผHave you eaten Japanese style spaghetti? It does not have tomato sauce and it is pasta with soy sauce. I love it!
ใใไธใคใฏใใ่ฑ่ชใฎใใผใขใใผใจใใๆๅณใงไฝฟใใใพใใไพใใฐใใๅใๅคงๅใซใใพใใใใใใๅใไนฑใใชใใปใใใใใใใชใฉใงใใ
It also means ‘harmony’. There are phrases often used in our daily life such as ‘Let’s value/create/keep the harmony.’ ‘It’s better not to mess up the harmony’.
็งใฎๆ่ฆใงใใใใใฎใๅใใฎ่ใๆนใใ็ฅ้ใใฎใใใช่ช็ถใๅคงๅใซใใ่ใๆนใซใๅบใใฃใฆใใๆฐใใใพใใไพใใฐๆฅๆฌใงใฏๅฏๅฃซๅฑฑใ็ฅใฎไธใคใงใใญใ
It is my thought but, the idea of ‘WA’ can be similar to our respect to the nature in Shintoism. For example, Mt. Fuji is considered as one of the gods.
ใใใใใใๅนณๅใใจใใ่จ่ใใใไฝฟใใใพใใญใใใคใใๅใใๅใใฌใใซใซใใฃใฆใใขใใใใฆใณใใชใใจใใใใจใงใใ
‘HEIใปWA’ means peace and ‘WA’ stays in the same level without ups and downs.
ใๅใใฏไปใฎใฐใญใผใใซใชไธ็ใฎใญใผใฏใผใใใใใใพใใใใใฟใชใใใฏใๅใใจใใ่จ่ใซใคใใฆใฉใๆใใพใใใไปๅใ็ใใใฎๅญฆใณใซใชใฃใใๅฌใใใงใใ
‘WA’ can be the key word for the globalising world today. What do you think about the word ‘WA’? I hope this article is useful for your cultural understanding!
Mineko Arai
Managing Director
Arai Academy of Japanese Studies
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