Harmony in Japanese Calligraphy — 18 Hand-Brushed Designs

和 (wa)

The Japanese word wa is a single kanji meaning "harmony; peace; peaceful." In common usage wa means "harmony" as in being in harmony with one's environment and it means "peaceful" as in being in a peaceful state of mind or feeling at peace.

As an aside, in combination with other kanji wa can mean "Japan" or "Japanese style" (as an example, the word Japanese Cuisine (washoku) means "Japanese cuisine").

Verify: 和 in the Japanese-English Dictionary

Harmony (和) in Block style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Harmony 和 wa Block Vertical VB1C

Harmony 和 wa Block Vertical VB1D

Harmony (和) in Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Harmony 和 wa Cursive Vertical VC1B

Harmony (和) in Design style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Harmony 和 wa Design Vertical VD1B

Harmony 和 wa Design Vertical VD1C

Harmony (和) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Harmony 和 wa Semi-Cursive Vertical VS1C

Harmony 和 wa Semi-Cursive Vertical VS1D

Harmony 和 wa Semi-Cursive Vertical VS1E

Harmony 和 wa Semi-Cursive Vertical VS1F

Harmony 和 wa Semi-Cursive Vertical VS1G

調和 (chouwa)

The Japanese word 調和 is composed of the kanji 調 (read chou) meaning "investigate; prepare; tune; tone" and 和 (read wa) meaning "harmony; peace; Japanese Style".

This is not harmony in the musical sense of "tuneful sounds", but rather is harmony in the sense of "tranquility".