noun, na-adjective, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
Refers to a state of peace and calm, often on a large scale (e.g., world peace, peaceful era). Can be used as a noun or adjectivally with な or の.
I wish for world peace.
This country has enjoyed a long period of peace.
Archaic usage, now mostly seen in the compound 太平楽 (たいへいらく) meaning 'carefree' or 'easygoing'. Not used independently in modern Japanese.
See also: 太平楽
The word 太平楽 conveys a carefree, happy-go-lucky attitude.
太平楽 is a compound meaning 'carefree' or 'easygoing', derived from the archaic sense of 太平.
Pacific Ocean
happy-go-lucky; carefree; easygoing
world peace; everyone living peacefully together
Pacific coast
peace and quiet; safe and peaceful; tranquil and uneventful
peace and quiet; safe and peaceful; tranquil and uneventful
Longman's beaked whale; Indo-Pacific beaked whale; tropical bottlenose whale
Standard kanji spelling; the most common form in modern usage.
Alternate kanji spelling, less common and somewhat literary.
From Chinese 太平 (tàipíng), meaning 'great peace'. The kanji 太 means 'great' and 平 means 'peace' or 'flat'. The alternate spelling 泰平 uses 泰, which also means 'peaceful'.