和解(わかい)する

わかいする
noun / verb-suru
to reconcile; to settle
1. to reconcile; to make peace
To resolve a personal conflict or disagreement and restore a friendly relationship. Used for interpersonal reconciliation.
兄弟(きょうだい)は和解(わかい)した。
The brothers reconciled.
長(なが)い冷戦(れいせん)の末(すえ)、ようやく和解(わかい)することができた。
After a long cold war, they were finally able to make peace.
父(ちち)とは何年(なんねん)も口(くち)を利(き)いていなかったが、母(はは)の仲介(ちゅうかい)で和解(わかい)した。
I hadn't spoken to my father for years, but we reconciled through my mother's mediation.
2. to settle (a dispute); to reach a settlement
To reach an agreement to resolve a legal dispute outside of a formal court judgment. A legal term for out-of-court settlement.
裁判(さいばん)の途中(とちゅう)で和解(わかい)が成立(せいりつ)した。
A settlement was reached during the trial.
両社(りょうしゃ)は損害賠償(そんがいばいしょう)をめぐる訴訟(そしょう)で和解(わかい)し、非公開(ひこうかい)の条件(じょうけん)で合意(ごうい)した。
The two companies settled the damages lawsuit and agreed on undisclosed terms.

USAGE:
和解(わかい) has two main uses: personal reconciliation (sense 1) and legal settlement (sense 2). In everyday conversation, sense 1 is more common. In news and legal contexts, sense 2 appears frequently.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 和解(わかい)する (to reconcile / to settle)
  • 和解(わかい)が成立(せいりつ)する (a settlement is reached)
  • 和解(わかい)に応(おう)じる (to agree to a settlement)
  • 和解金(わかいきん) (settlement money)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 和解(わかい): reconciliation or legal settlement
  • 仲直(なかなお)り: making up (casual, personal conflicts)
  • 示談(じだん): out-of-court settlement (specifically between parties without court involvement)
  • 調停(ちょうてい): mediation (formal third-party intervention)
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