The kanji 平: meaning, readings and stroke order

平

Meaning: flat, calm
On reading: ヘイ hei、ビョウ byou
Kun reading: たい（ら） taira、ひら hira
Strokes: 5
Radical: 干 pestle
Level: Level 3 · grade 3

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: bằng phẳng, yên bình (bình)
Japanese: たいら。おだやか。
Korean: 평평하다, 평화 (평)
Chinese: 平坦、平静

Readings, words and example sentences

ヘイ hei · on reading

平へい和わ
peace
世界の 平へい和わをねがいます。
We wish for peace in the world.

ビョウ byou · on reading · less common

平びょう等どう
equal, fair
みんなに 平びょう等どうに分けます。
I share it equally with everyone.

たい（ら） taira · kun reading

平たいら
flat
平たいらな道をあるきます。
I walk on a flat road.

ひら hira · kun reading · less common

平ひらがな
hiragana
名前を 平ひらがなで書きます。
I write my name in hiragana.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.