English–Japanese
“making peace” in Japanese
Japanese
Pronunciation
Romajinakanaori
Example
兄と仲直りできて、うれしいです。ani to naka nao ri de ki te u re shi i de su
I am happy that I made up with my older brother.
How to say “making peace” in Japanese
“Making peace” in Japanese is 仲直り (nakanaori). 仲直り can also mean “make up”.
It refers to making peace by repairing a strained relationship between people.
Example sentences with 仲直り
友だちと仲直りしました。tomo da chi to naka nao ri shi ma shi ta
I made up with my friend.
けんかのあと、友達に仲直りを申し出ます。ke n ka no a to tomo dachi ni naka nao ri o mō shi de ma su
After a quarrel, I offer to make up with my friend.
Tips for using 仲直り
- 仲直りする (nakanaori suru) describes returning to friendly relations after a quarrel, so apologizing and making peace are related but not identical actions.