均きん整せい

き

ん

せ

い

Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

1

Describes a well-proportioned, balanced, or symmetrical state, often used for physical forms, designs, or arrangements.

建たて

物もの

は

均きん

整せい

が

とれ

て

いる

。

This building is well-proportioned.

均きん整せいのとれた体からだつきをしている。

He has a well-balanced physique.

〈物もの〉の均きん整せいを保たもつto maintain the balance/proportion of something
彼かの女じょは毎まい日にち運うん動どうして体からだの均きん整せいを保たもっている。
She exercises every day to maintain her body's proportions.
〈物もの〉の均きん整せいを欠かくto lack balance/symmetry in something
この建たて物ものは左さ右ゆうの均きん整せいを欠かいている。
This building lacks left-right symmetry.

対たい称しょうN1
対称 refers to strict mirror-image symmetry, while 均整 describes overall balance or proportion, not necessarily mirrored.
バランスN3
バランス is a common, casual loanword for balance, whereas 均整 is a more formal term often used for aesthetic or physical proportion.
プロポーション
プロポーション is a loanword focused on body or design proportions, while 均整 is a native Japanese term with the same idea of balanced proportion.

不ふ均きん衡こう
不均衡 means imbalance or disproportion, the direct opposite of the balanced state described by 均整.

Compound of 均 (even, level) and 整 (arrange, put in order), referring to a state of even arrangement and proportion.