averaging; leveling
Refers to the act of making something even or calculating an average. Often used in contexts like 均し計算 (averaging calculation) or 地面を均す (to level the ground), but as a noun it is less common than the verb 均す.
Let's analyze this data after taking an average.
The land leveling work starts tomorrow.
均し (leveling/averaging) and 慣らし (getting used to, breaking in) share the identical reading ならし but differ completely in meaning and kanji.
Standard kanji form for the noun meaning 'averaging' or 'leveling'.
Kana spelling is sometimes used, especially in informal writing.
Alternate kanji form; less common than 均し.
Derived from the verb 均す (ならす, 'to level, to average'), with the nominalizing suffix し. The kanji 均 carries the meaning of 'equal' or 'level'.