調和|ちょうわchouwa[0]heiban (flat)
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- suru verb, intransitive verb, no-adjectiveharmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 調和する(ちょうわする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 調和します(ちょうわします) |
| Negative (nai) | 調和しない(ちょうわしない) |
| polite (masen) | 調和しません(ちょうわしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 調和せず・調和せぬ(ちょうわせず・ちょうわせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 調和した(ちょうわした) |
| polite (mashita) | 調和しました(ちょうわしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 調和しなかった(ちょうわしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 調和しませんでした(ちょうわしませんでした) |
| Te form | 調和して(ちょうわして) |
| Potential | 調和できる(ちょうわできる) |
| Passive | 調和される(ちょうわされる) |
| Causative | 調和させる(ちょうわさせる) |
| Causative passive | 調和させられる(ちょうわさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 調和すれば(ちょうわすれば) |
| tara | 調和したら(ちょうわしたら) |
| Volitional | 調和しよう(ちょうわしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 調和しましょう(ちょうわしましょう) |
| Imperative | 調和しろ(ちょうわしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym和合わごうWrittenWritten/formal word for harmonious concord, as in 「夫婦和合」; used mainly for human relations and religion, stressing warm personal rapport more than 「調和」.
- SynonymハーモニーNeutralLoanword for musical harmony or the beauty of things blending, as in 「美しいハーモニー」; used mostly for music and color.
- Synonym合うあうNeutralThe most common colloquial option and the broadest in range; for fitting or going well together, as in 「色が合う」.
- Synonym諧調かいちょうWrittenWritten word for melodious, pleasing sound; found in music and poetry, and rare in use.
- Synonym和するわするWrittenWritten word for chiming in with others or getting along well, as in 「声を和する」「和して同ぜず」.
- Related一致いっちNeutralNeutral word for being fully in agreement, as in 「意見が一致する」; it stresses sameness, not harmonious matching.
- Related釣り合うつりあうNeutralVerb for balancing or suiting each other, as in 「釣り合わない組み合わせ」; the focus is on two sides being evenly matched.
- Related釣り合いつりあいNeutralNative (wago) noun for balance or being well matched, as in 「釣り合いを取る」.
- Antonym混乱こんらんNeutralAntonym for disorder or chaos, as in 「社会の混乱」.
- Antonym不調和ふちょうわNeutralAntonym meaning disharmony or lack of coordination, as in 「不調和な配色」.
Use 「調和」 when different things balance and blend into a whole, as in 「自然との調和」「色の調和」. For musical harmony say 「ハーモニー」, for being exactly the same say 「一致」, and in everyday speech 「合う」 is the natural choice. The opposite of 「調和」 is 「不調和」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


