平たいら

na-adjective

flat; level; even; smooth

Only when written 平ら · Only with reading たいら

The main everyday sense: a surface or area has no major bumps, slopes, or unevenness. Used as 平らな or 平らに.

• この土と地ちは平たいらで、歩あるきやすい。

  This land is flat and easy to walk on.

• 生き地じを平たいらに伸のばしてください。

  Please roll the dough out flat.

na-adjective

calm; tranquil; composed; stable

Only when written 平ら · Only with reading たいら

Figurative use for a calm, untroubled state, especially of the mind or feelings. Less common in everyday speech than 穏やか or 平静.

• 深しん呼こ吸きゅうして、心こころを平たいらに保たもった。

  I took a deep breath and kept my mind composed.

na-adjective

relaxed; comfortable

Only when written 平ら · Only with reading たいら

Mostly used in the polite set phrase お平らに, inviting someone to sit or relax comfortably, often by easing their posture.

• どうぞ足あしを崩くずして、お平たいらになさってください。

  Please relax your legs and make yourself comfortable.

noun, used as a suffix

plateau; tableland; plain; place-name suffix -daira

Only when written 平 · Only with reading だいら

Toponymic suffix used after place names, usually written 平 and read だいら, referring to a flat upland, plateau, or plain.

See also: 平 (だいら)

• 地ち名めいでは、美び女じょ平だいらのように平だいらを「だいら」と読よむことがある。

  In place names, 平 is sometimes read -daira, as in Bijodaira.