平

Meaning

平 centers on a state of evenness and lack of disturbance: physically flat or level, and metaphorically calm and peaceful.

• 平成へいせい
  N1

  Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)

• 平和へいわ
  N4

  peace; harmony

• 平均へいきん
  N3

  average; mean

• 平日へいじつ
  N4

  weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday)

• 平気へいき
  N3

  cool; calm; composed; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmoved; indifferent

• 公平こうへい
  N3

  fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity

• 平野へいや
  N2

  plain; open field

• 太平洋たいへいよう

  Pacific Ocean

• 平等びょうどう
  N3

  equality; impartiality; evenness

• 水平すいへい
  N2

  horizontal; level; even

• 平安へいあん

  peace; tranquility; tranquillity

• 平凡へいぼん
  N2

  ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished; uneventful

• 平行へいこう
  N1

  parallelism; running parallel (to, with)

• 平面へいめん
  N1

  level surface; plane

• 不公平ふこうへい
  N1

  unfairness; injustice; partiality

• 平穏へいおん
  N1

  tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet

• 和平わへい
  N1

  peace

• 平常へいじょう
  N1

  normal; usual; ordinary; everyday

• 太平洋戦争たいへいようせんそう

  Pacific War (1941-1945)

• 平らたいら
  N3

  flat; level; even; smooth

• 平方メートルへいほうメートル

  square metre; square meter

• 平方へいほう
  N1

  square (e.g. metre)

• 平地へいち

  level ground; plain; flatland

• 平壌ピョンヤン

  Pyongyang (North Korea)

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