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Level Plain Horizon Related Square Japanese Simple 干

Kanji
Onyomi ヘイ、ビョウ、ヒョウ
Kunyomi たい.ら、-だいら、ひら、ひら-
Nanori たいら, たら, はち, ひ, ひとし, へ, へん
English even, flat, peace
Examples 平行(へいこう): (1) (going) side-by-side; abreast (2) concurrent; occurring together; at the same time (3) parallel
平和(へいわ): peace; harmony
平均(へいきん): (1) average; mean (2) balance; equilibrium
平等(びょうどう): equality; impartiality; evenness
平日(へいじつ): (1) weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday) (2) kanji radical 73
平野(へいや): plain; open field
公平(こうへい): fairness; impartial; justice
水平(すいへい): level; horizontality
平常(へいじょう): normal; usual
地平線(ちへいせん): horizon (related to land)
不平(ふへい): complaint; discontent; dissatisfaction
平凡(へいぼん): common; commonplace; ordinary; mediocre
平気(へいき): coolness; calmness; composure; unconcern
水平線(すいへいせん): horizon (related to sea or lakes)
平方(へいほう): square (e.g. metre); square
平仮名(ひらがな): hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
平たい(ひらたい): (1) flat; even; level; simple (2) plain (speech, etc.); simple
平ら(たいら): flatness; level; smooth; calm; plain; sitting tailor fashion
JLPT Level 3
Jouyou Grade 3
Frequency 128
Components 干: dry; parch
Number of Strokes 5
Kanji Radical
Radical Number 51
Radical Strokes 3
Radical Reading かん・いちじゅう・ほす・ひる・たてかん
Traditional Form (none)
Classification 会意 Compound Ideographic
Keyword even
Koohii Story 1 There´s an even covering of water lilies on the pond at 金閣寺(きんかくじ) the Golden Pavilion in Kyoto.
Koohii Story 2 Frogs stay dry (#1648) 干 even as rain drops on their lily pads...

Tags: jlpt.n3, grade3, kanjifreq1-250

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