和洋折衷

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
和 洋 折 衷

Etymology[edit]

Compound of wayō (“Japan and West”) and secchū (“compromise”).

Idiom[edit]

和洋折衷 (hiragana わようせっちゅう, romaji wayō setchū)

  1. an appropriate blend of the best of Japanese and Western concepts

See also[edit]

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