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均整 (きんせい, kinsei) Japanese meaning: symmetry | Kotomora

均きん整せい

き

ん

せ

い

Common word›JLPTN1›Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

1

symmetry; balance; proportion; uniformity

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

この建

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.

Usage patterns

〈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.

Expressions

均きん整せいのとれたwell-proportioned; balanced; symmetrical

Kanji

均level, average
整organize, arranging, tune
斉adjusted, alike, equal

Related words

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.

Opposites

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.

Written forms

均きん整せいUsage73%
Standard kanji form; high priority.
均きん斉せいUsage27%
Less common variant; 斉 suggests evenness or uniformity.

Etymology

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