平

平 — even, flat, peace

JLPT: JLPT N3
Strokes: 5
Taught in: School year 3
Frequency: #128 most common

Readings

On'yomi came with the character from Chinese; kun'yomi is the native Japanese word it was borrowed for. A dot marks where okurigana takes over, a hyphen marks a prefix or suffix position.

On'yomi: へい hei

びょう byou

ひょう hyou
Kun'yomi: たい.ら tai.ra

-だいら -daira

ひら hira

ひら- hira-

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Words that use 平

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