| 315 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 411 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 388 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 143 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 26 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 136 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 503 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 203 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 202 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 202 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 351 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 573 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4291 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2167 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2921 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1496 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 9167X | Morohashi |
| 3478 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1590 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1484 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1596 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 98 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 260 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
128 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 平 【ヘイ】 nth year in the Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
- 平安 【ヘイアン】 peace, tranquility, tranquillity, Heian period (794-1185)
- 和平 【ワヘイ】 peace
- 公平 【コウヘイ】 fairness, impartiality, justice, objectivity
- 平等 【ビョウドウ】 equality, impartiality, evenness
- 平常心 【ビョウジョウシン】 everyday feelings, usual feelings
- 寛平 【カンピョウ】 Kanpyō era (889.4.27-898.4.26), Kanbyō era
- 天平 【テンピョウ】 Tenpyō era (729.8.5-749.4.14), Tenbyō era, Tenhei era
- 平韻 【ヒョウイン】 level-tone rhyme (of Chinese)
- 平声 【ヒョウショウ】 first tone in old Chinese phonetics, level tone, (of a Japanese accent) having a low, flat tone
Kun reading compounds
- 平ら 【たいら】 flat, level, even, smooth, calm, tranquil, placid, composed, stable, relaxed (sitting posture), comfortable, plateau, tableland, plain
- 平らか 【たいらか】 level, just, peaceful
- 平らげる 【たいらげる】 to eat up (completely), to put down (a rebellion), to suppress, to subjugate, to make flat, to level out
- 平 【ひら】 something broad and flat, common, ordinary, plain, rank-and-file, low-ranking employee, freshman, novice, private
- 平泳ぎ 【ひらおよぎ】 breaststroke (swimming)
- 嘉平次平 【かへいじひら】 hakama fabric made from meisen silk
- 金平 【かねひら】 Acheilognathus rhombeus (species of cyprinid)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- たいら、 たら、 はち、 ひ、 ひとし、 へ、 へん
- Korean:
- pyeong, pyeon
Spanish
- llanura
- liso
- llano
- plano
- sencillo
Portuguese
- até mesmo
- apartamento
- paz
French
- plan(e)
- plat
- paix
| 3155 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2k3.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-5-1 | SKIP code |
| 1040.9 | Four corner code |
| 1-42-31 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5e73 | Unicode hex code |
equilibrium, measuring rod, scale
- On:
- コウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1847 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 衡器 【コウキ】 scale, balance, weighing machine
- 衡平 【コウヘイ】 balance, equity
- 拡大均衡 【カクダイキンコウ】 an expanded or expanding equilibrium
- 合従連衡 【ガッショウレンコウ】 alliance (of the Six Kingdoms against the Qin dynasty, and of individual Kingdoms with the Qin dynasty), (tactic of) making and breaking alliances (to benefit oneself as the occasion demands), resorting to alliances as a diplomatic expedient
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ひら
- Korean:
- hyeong
Spanish
- balanza
- escala
- peso
Portuguese
- equilíbrio
- vara de medição
- escala
French
- équilibre
- balance
| 1267 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1694 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1641 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1358 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1724 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2450 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1585 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1692 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1449 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1618 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 939 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 527 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 687 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 900 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 34078 | Morohashi |
| 761 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1775 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 891 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 957 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1828 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2053 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3i13.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-13 | SKIP code |
| 2143.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-53 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8861 | Unicode hex code |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 錘 【スイ】 counter for spindles, weight (for scales)
- 錘状 【スイジョウ】 spindle shaped
- 平衡錘 【ヘイコウスイ】 counterweight, counterpoise
- 紡錘 【ボウスイ】 spindle
Kun reading compounds
- 紡錘 【ぼうすい】 spindle
- 錘形 【つむがた】 spindle-shaped, fusiform
- 重り 【おもり】 weight, sinker
Readings
- Korean:
- chu
Spanish
- peso
- plomo
- plomada
- huso
Portuguese
- pêso
- prumo
- pêso p/ anzol
French
- poids
- plomb (pêche)
| 1461 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 2026 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4872 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1751 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1904 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 2139 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1942 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1828 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2191 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1149 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1559 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1598 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 40547 | Morohashi |
| 1744 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6291 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1584 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1708 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1860 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2872 | 2001 Kanji |
| 8a8.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-8-8 | SKIP code |
| 8211.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-31-78 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9318 | Unicode hex code |