平和な（へいわな、heiwana）
- peace

The Japanese word 平和な (へいわな) means "peaceful," "peaceable," "calm," or "tranquil." It describes a state of being free from war, violence, or disturbance. It can also describe a person's temperament or a general atmosphere. 平和な is an adjective that modifies a noun.

⚫︎平和な国 Translation: A peaceful country. ⚫︎平和な心 Translation: A peaceful heart/mind. ⚫︎平和な日々を送る Translation: To spend peaceful days.

⚫︎You can use 平和な to describe places, things, people, or situations. ⚫︎It's a versatile word often used to express a sense of serenity or the absence of conflict. ⚫︎You can use it in both formal and informal contexts, depending on the sentence structure and other words used.

⚫︎平和な is typically written in hiragana as へいわな. ⚫︎The kanji form is 平和な. The kanji for "peace" is 平和, which means peace or tranquility. The な is a na-adjective suffix that attaches to adjectives to modify a noun. ⚫︎There are no variations in the okurigana for this word.

⚫︎穏やかな (おだやかな) - Gentle, calm, tranquil. ⚫︎静かな (しずかな) - Quiet, peaceful, still. ⚫︎安らかな (やすらかな) - Peaceful, tranquil, comfortable.

⚫︎騒がしい (さわがしい) - Noisy, boisterous, restless. ⚫︎騒々しい (そうぞうしい) - Noisy, clamorous, turbulent. ⚫︎危険な (きけんな) - Dangerous. ⚫︎物騒な (ぶっそうな) - Dangerous, unsafe.

この公園は平和な雰囲気です。 ・Translation: This park has a peaceful atmosphere. ・Explanation: The sentence describes the park's atmosphere as peaceful, using the adjective 平和な.

彼女は平和な生活を望んでいます。 ・Translation: She desires a peaceful life. ・Explanation: This sentence expresses her wish for a peaceful existence, using the adjective 平和な.

The word 平和 itself is a compound word derived from Chinese. 平 (hei) means "flat," "level," or "calm," and 和 (wa) means "harmony," "peace," or "agreement." The addition of the suffix な(-na) turns the noun "peace" into an adjective.