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Kanji Information Sheet for 平 ( 
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| English: even flat peace | On-Yomi: ヘイ ビョウ ヒョウ | Kun-Yomi: たい.ら -だいら ひら ひら- たいら たら はち ひ ひとし へ へん |
Bushu (Radical) Info:
一 (いち) – one
干 (はす) – dry
一 (いち) – one
干 (はす) – dry
Henshall Mnemonic: balanced scales are flat and even
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #128 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Frequency: #128 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
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JLPT N5 Words
JLPT N3 Words
- 地平線 [ちへいせん]
(n) horizon [K] [D] [Jisho] - 平等 [びょうどう]
(adj-na,n) equality (a); impartiality; evenness [K] [D] [Jisho] - 平和 [へいわ]
(adj-na,n) peace; harmony [K] [D] [Jisho] - 公平 [こうへい]
(adj-na,n) fairness; impartial; justice [K] [D] [Jisho] - 平ら [たいら]
(adj-na,n) flatness; level; smooth; calm; plain; sitting tailor fashion [K] [D] [Jisho] - 不平 [ふへい]
(adj-na,n) complaint; discontent; dissatisfaction [K] [D] [Jisho] - 平均 [へいきん]
(n) equilibrium; balance; average; mean [K] [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 平日 [へいじつ]
(n-adv,n) weekday; ordinary days [K] [D] [Jisho] - 平凡 [へいぼん]
(adj-na,n) common; commonplace; ordinary; mediocre [K] [D] [Jisho] - 平野 [へいや]
(n) plain; open field [K] [D] [Jisho] - 水平 [すいへい]
(adj-na,n) water level; horizon [K] [D] [Jisho] - 水平線 [すいへいせん]
(n) horizon [K] [D] [Jisho] - 平気 [へいき]
(adj-na,n) coolness; calmness; composure; unconcern [K] [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 平常 [へいじょう]
(adj-na,n-adv,n-t) normal; usual [K] [D] [Jisho] - 平方 [へいほう]
(n) square (e.g. metre); square [K] [D] [Jisho] - 平たい [ひらたい]
(adj) flat; even; level; simple; plain [K] [D] [Jisho] - 平行 [へいこう]
(adj-na,n,vs) (going) side by side; concurrent; abreast; at the same time; occurring together; parallel; parallelism [K] [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 平衡 [へいこう]
(n) even scale; equilibrium; balance; equalization [K] [D] [Jisho] - 平時 [へいじ]
(n) normal times; peace time [K] [D] [Jisho] - 平壌 [へいじょう]
Pyongyang [K] [D] [Jisho] - 平成 [へいせい]
Heisei (reign of Emperor) [K] [D] [Jisho] - 平静 [へいせい]
(adj-na,n) calm; serenity; tranquillity [K] [D] [Jisho] - 平地 [ひらち]
(n) level ground; plain [K] [D] [Jisho] - 平年 [へいねん]
(n-adv,n) normal year; civil year [K] [D] [Jisho] - 平年並み [へいねんなみ]
average year; normal year [K] [D] [Jisho] - 平方キロメートル [へいほうキロメートル]
square kilometer [K] [D] [Jisho] - 平方メートル [へいほうメートル]
square metre [K] [D] [Jisho] - 平幕 [ひらまく]
(n) rank-and-file wrestlers in sumo's highest division [K] [D] [Jisho] - 平面 [へいめん]
(n) level surface; plane [K] [D] [Jisho] - 不公平 [ふこうへい]
(adj-na,n) unfairness; injustice; partiality [K] [D] [Jisho] - ダウ平均株価 [ダウへいきんかぶか]
Dow-Jones average [K] [D] [Jisho] - 和平 [わへい]
(n) peace [K] [D] [Jisho] - 不平等 [ふびょうどう]
(adj-na,n) inequality; unequal (treaties); unfair [K] [D] [Jisho] - 平安 [へいあん]
(adj-na,n,n) (1) peace; tranquility; (2) Heian era (794-1185) [K] [D] [Jisho] - 平泳ぎ [ひらおよぎ]
(n) breaststroke (swim.) [K] [D] [Jisho] - 平穏 [へいおん]
(adj-na,n) tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet [K] [D] [Jisho] - 太平洋 [たいへいよう]
Pacific Ocean [K] [D] [Jisho] - 太平洋戦争 [たいへいようせんそう]
(n) the Pacific War [K] [D] [Jisho] - 平均点 [へいきんてん]
(n) average mark; mean point [K] [D] [Jisho] - 平行線 [へいこうせん]
(n) parallel line [K] [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.