和平

• 読み: わへい
• ローマ字: wahei
• 漢字の分解: 和 (wa/nago) — harmony, reconciliation, Japan; 平 (hei/tai) — peace, flat, even
• 発音: /wa.heː/

意味

Peace; reconciliation. A state of peace achieved between parties that were previously in conflict, or the process of reaching such a state through negotiation.

More specifically diplomatic and negotiated than 平和 (heiwa, peace in general), 和平 implies an active process of resolving conflict between defined parties. Common compounds include 和平交渉 (wahei kōshō, peace negotiations), 和平合意 (wahei gōi, peace agreement), and 和平プロセス (wahei purosesu, peace process). The word suggests a transition from hostility to amity rather than a pre-existing or abstract condition of peace.

例文

1. 国際社会の仲介のもとで、両国政府はついに和平交渉の席に着くことで合意した。
2. 停戦合意が成立したものの、和平への道のりはなお険しいと国連特使は述べた。
3. 長年の内戦に終止符を打った和平協定の署名式に、世界中のメディアが注目した。

使い方ガイド

場面: diplomacy, conflict resolution, international relations, journalism

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Formed from 和 (wa, harmony/reconciliation — carrying connotations of restoring a disrupted relationship) and 平 (hei, peace/evenness). Both characters reinforce the idea of returning to a balanced, harmonious state after discord.

文化的背景

時代: Classical–Contemporary

世代: All ages

社会的背景: General