和洋折衷

Japanese
Kanji in this term
和 洋 折 衷
わ
Grade: 3		 よう
Grade: 3		 せつ > せっ
Grade: 4		 ちゅう
Grade: S
goon kan’on

Etymology

Yoji jukugo (四字熟語), from 和洋 (wayō, “Japan and the West”) +‎ 折衷 (setchū, “compromise”).

Pronunciation
  • On’yomi
    • (Tokyo) わよーせっちゅう [wàyóó sétchúú] (Heiban – [0])
    • (Tokyo) わ​よーせっちゅう [wáꜜyòò sètchùù] (Atamadaka – [1])
    • (Tokyo) わよーせ​っちゅう [wàyóó séꜜtchùù] (Nakadaka – [4])
    • IPA(key): [ɰᵝa̠jo̞ː se̞t̚t͡ɕɨᵝː]

Noun

和洋折衷 (hiragana わようせっちゅう, rōmaji wayō setchū, historical hiragana わやうせつちゆう)

  1. a blend of Japanese and Western elements
    • 1997 December 20 [Oct 15 1997], Matsuura, Tokihiko, “第だい１話わ　初はつ恋こい [Chapter 1: First Love]”, in タキシード銀 [Tuxedo Gin], volume 1 (fiction), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN, page 34:
      ——しかし、坊 (ぼう)主 (ず)の格 (かっ)好 (こう)に天 (てん)使 (し)の輪 (わ)と羽 (はね)——和 (わ)洋 (よう)折 (せっ)衷 (ちゅう)か？無 (む)節 (せっ)操 (そう)な…
      ——Shikashi, bōzu no kakkō ni tenshi no wa to hane—— wayō setchū ka? Musessō na…
      ——One thing tho, are you tryna get to a harmony of Japanese and Western styles—— with the angel’s halo and wings on a Buddhist monk’s look? More like a clash…
      し…失 (しつ)礼 (れい)な‼
      Shi… Shitsurei na‼
      Y… You insolent jerk‼

See also
  • 和 (わ)魂 (こん)漢 (かん)才 (さい) (wakon kansai)
  • 和 (わ)漢 (かん)洋 (よう) (wakan'yō)
  • 和 (わ)魂 (こん)洋 (よう)才 (さい) (wakon yōsai)
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