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Kanji: 平

KANJI
平
5 strokes
READINGS
KUN 訓
たいら
ひら
 ON 音 
ヘイ
ビョウ
ヒョウ
STROKE ORDER
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JLPT Level:
JLPT N3 (lower intermediate level)
Kanken Level:
Kanken Level 8 (completion of 3rd grade)
Grade:
Taught during the 3rd grade in Japan
Radical:
干
Radical name:
ほす
Meaning:
Even, flat, peace
Usage:
Appears very frequently in Japanese newspapers; only about 150 kanji are used more often.
JLPT Level Word Meaning
N3
公平(こうへい)
fairness, impartial, justice
N3
平(たい)ら
flatness, level, smooth, calm, plain
N3
地平線(ちへいせん)
horizon
N3
平等(びょうどう)
equality (a), impartiality, evenness
N3
不平(ふへい)
complaint, discontent, dissatisfaction
N3
平均(へいきん)
equilibrium, balance, average, mean
N3
平和(へいわ)
peace, harmony
N2
水平(すいへい)
water level, horizon
N2
水平線(すいへいせん)
horizon
N2
平仮名(ひらがな)
hiragana, 47 syllables, the cursive syllabary
N2
平気(へいき)
coolness, calmness, composure, unconcern
N2
平日(へいじつ)
weekday, ordinary days
N2
平凡(へいぼん)
common, commonplace, ordinary, mediocre
N2
平野(へいや)
plain, open field
N1
平(ひら)たい
flat, even, level, simple, plain
N1
平行(へいこう)
(going) side by side, concurrent, abreast, at the same time, occurring together, parallel, parallelism
N1
平常(へいじょう)
normal, usual
N1
平方(へいほう)
square (e.g. metre), square
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