平
平 — Even
even, flat, peace
On’yomiヘイ (hei)
On’yomiビョウ (byou)
On’yomiヒョウ (hyou)
Kun’yomiたいら (taira)
Kun’yomiたいらげる (tairageru)
Kun’yomiひら (hira)
Stroke order (5 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 平
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 平和 | へいわ heiwa | peace; harmony |
| 和平 | わへい wahei | peace |
| 平均 | へいきん heikin | average; mean; balance |
| 太平洋 | たいへいよう taiheiyou | Pacific Ocean |
| 平成 | へいせい heisei | Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30) |
| 平壌 | ピョンヤン pyonyan | Pyongyang (North Korea) |
Study notes
平 is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 5 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 3), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #128 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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