Onyomi: ヒョウ, ビョウ, ヘイ · Kunyomi: たい.ら, たい.らげる, ひら · Meanings: even, flat, peace
Kanji for even, flat, peace
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平 is formed as a single character representing a flat, even surface. It originally expressed the idea of level or calmness. From this idea, 平 came to mean flat, even, calm, or peaceful.
平 shows a flat or level surface, meaning calm, even, or peaceful.
平 is used when something is even, level, or peaceful. It represents calmness or stability. Remember 平 as meaning “flat,” “even,” or “peaceful.”
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 平 | ひら | something broad and flat | Noun |
| 平 | だいら | plain, plateau, tableland | Noun, used as a suffix |
| 平 | へい | nth year in the Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30) | Prefix |
| 平等 | びょうどう | equality, impartiality, evenness | common JLPT-N3 Noun, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' |
| 平和 | へいわ | peace, harmony | common JLPT-N3 Noun, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi) |
| 平均 | へいきん | average, mean | common JLPT-N3 JLPT-N1 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb |
| 平日 | へいじつ | weekday, ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday) | common JLPT-N2 Adverb (fukushi), Noun |
| 平ら | たいら | flat, level, even, smooth | common JLPT-N3 Na-adjective (keiyodoshi) |
| 平気 | へいき | cool, calm, composed, unconcerned, nonchalant, unmoved, indifferent | common JLPT-N2 Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun |
| 平凡 | へいぼん | ordinary, common, commonplace, mediocre, unremarkable, undistinguished, uneventful | common JLPT-N2 Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun |