Languages › Japanese Meaning of Heiwa in Japanese Share Flipboard Email Print Westend61/Getty Images Japanese Essential Japanese Vocabulary History & Culture Japanese Grammar By Namiko Abe Namiko Abe Japanese Language Expert B.A., Kwansei Gakuin University Namiko Abe is a Japanese language teacher and translator, as well as a Japanese calligraphy expert. She has been a freelance writer for nearly 20 years. Learn about our Editorial Process Updated on February 22, 2019 Heiwa is a Japanese word meaning peace or harmony. Learn more about its usage in Japanese below. Japanese Characters 平和 (へいわ) Example & Translation Minna ga heiwa o negatte iru noni, doushite sensou wa nakunaranai no darou.みんなが平和を願っているのに、どうして戦争はなくならないのだろう。 Translation: Everybody wishes for peace, but why doesn't the war stop? Cite this Article Format mla apa chicago Your Citation Abe, Namiko. "Meaning of Heiwa in Japanese." ThoughtCo, Feb. 16, 2021, thoughtco.com/heiwa-meaning-and-characters-2028489. Abe, Namiko. (2021, February 16). Meaning of Heiwa in Japanese. Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/heiwa-meaning-and-characters-2028489 Abe, Namiko. "Meaning of Heiwa in Japanese." ThoughtCo. https://www.thoughtco.com/heiwa-meaning-and-characters-2028489 (accessed December 4, 2022). copy citation Featured Video