Japanese symbol for “averaging”

平均化

へいきんか

Romaji: heikinka

averaging; levelling (off); equalization; standardization

In Japanese, averaging is 平均化, read へいきんか (heikinka).

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Meanings

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

Kanji and stroke order

平

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

均

level, average

on: キン
kun: なら.す

7 strokes · JLPT 2

化

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”

Word	Reading	Meaning
難平	なんぴん nanpin	averaging

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
平和	へいわ heiwa	peace; harmony
平均	へいきん heikin	average; mean
平成	へいせい heisei	Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
平日	へいじつ heijitsu	weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday)
平野	へいや heiya	plain; open field
公平	こうへい kouhei	fair; impartial; just
均衡	きんこう kinkou	balance; equilibrium
均等	きんとう kintou	equal (distribution, treatment, level, etc.); even; uniform
文化	ぶんか bunka	culture; 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.