平 — kanji meaning “even”
平
even, flat, peace
- Meanings
- even, flat, peace
- On'yomi
- ヘイ (hei)、ビョウ (byou)、ヒョウ (hyou)
- Kun'yomi
- たい.ら、たい.らげる、ひら
- Name readings
- たいら、たら、はち、ひ、ひとし、へ
- Strokes
- 5
- School grade
- 3
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #128 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 51
- Chinese reading
- píng — Chinese character page
Words with 平
| 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 |
| 平等 | びょうどう byoudou | equality; impartiality; evenness |
| 和平 | わへい wahei | peace |
| 水平 | すいへい suihei | horizontal; level; even |
| 平気 | へいき heiki | cool; calm; composed |
| 不公平 | ふこうへい fukouhei | unfairness; injustice; partiality |
| 平面 | へいめん heimen | level surface; plane |
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