Wa (Japanese)
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Wa (和) is a Japanese term.
Imported from Chinese, "Wa" originally meant harmony, peace, balance. It was a guiding concept in Japanese philosophy and culture with dozens of subtle different associated meanings. It is considered as the most important Japanese value.
It also refers to Japan itself or something Japanese (such as washoku (和食), which means a Japanese-style meal, or wafuku, which means Japanese-style clothes). In this sense it has, through the history of the 20th century, been a highly emotional and/or political concept. However, in the sense of "Japanese," the word Wa has a very ancient history of usage: see Wa (Japan).
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- Chat and Consensus in the Japanese Traditional Meeting By Kazuo Sato
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