均
均 — Level
level, average
On’yomiキン (kin)
Kun’yomiならす (narasu)
Stroke order (7 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 均
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 平均 | へいきん heikin | average; mean; balance |
| 不均衡 | ふきんこう fukinkou | imbalance; lack of balance; lopsidedness |
| 均衡 | きんこう kinkou | balance; equilibrium |
| 均等 | きんとう kintou | equal (distribution, treatment, level, etc.); even; uniform |
| 均一 | きんいつ kinitsu | uniformity; equality |
| 拡大均衡 | かくだいきんこう kakudaikinkou | an expanded or expanding equilibrium |
Study notes
均 is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 7 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 5), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #715 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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