平
Even
Meanings
Even, Flat, Peace
On'yomi
へい、 びょう、 ひょう
Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.
Kun'yomi
たい.ら、 -だいら、 ひら、 ひら-
Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.
Stroke order
平 is written in 5 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).
About this kanji
平 (Even) is taught on WaniKani at level 4 and appears in the JLPT N3 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 3 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #128 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 5 strokes.
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