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Japanese symbol for “averaging”

Romaji: heikinka
averaging; levelling (off); equalization; standardization

In Japanese, averaging is , read (heikinka).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n, vs averaging; levelling (off); equalization; standardization; balance

Kanji and stroke order

even, flat, peace
on: ヘイ、ビョウ、ヒョウ
kun: たい.ら、たい.らげる、ひら
5 strokes · JLPT 2
level, average
on: キン
kun: なら.す
7 strokes · JLPT 2
change, take the form of, influence
on: カ、ケ
kun: ば.ける、ば.かす、ふ.ける、け.する
4 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “averaging”

WordReadingMeaning
なんぴん nanpinaveraging

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
へいわ heiwapeace; harmony
へいきん heikinaverage; mean
へいせい heiseiHeisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
へいじつ heijitsuweekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday)
へいや heiyaplain; open field
こうへい kouheifair; impartial; just
きんこう kinkoubalance; equilibrium
きんとう kintouequal (distribution, treatment, level, etc.); even; uniform
ぶんか bunkaculture; civilization; civilisation

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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