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平たい (ひらたい, hiratai) Japanese meaning: flat | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N1 › Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Conjugation 平たい · i-adjective
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 平ひら たい 平ひら たくない Polite 平ひら たいです 平ひら たくないです also 平ひら たくありません Past polite 平ひら たかったです 平ひら たくなかったです also 平ひら たくありませんでした Past 平ひら たかった 平ひら たくなかった Te-form 平ひら たくて 平ひら たくなくて Adverbial 平ひら たく Conditional 平ひら たければ 平ひら たくなければ Tara conditional 平ひら たかったら 平ひら たくなかったら
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ある
き
やすい
。
This road is flat and easy to walk on.
Serve the food on a flat plate.
Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 を 平ひら たくする to make something flat
I flatten the clay with my hands.
〈 事こと 〉 を 平ひら たい 言こと 葉ば で 説せつ 明めい する to explain something in plain, simple words
He explained the difficult theory in plain words.
平ひら たい 顔かお をしている to have a flat face
Expressions 平ひら たく 言い えば in plain words; put simply; to put it plainly Related words 平ら is a na-adjective/noun for a flat, level surface, while 平たい is an i-adjective that can describe the same flatness or, figuratively, plain language.
平明 is a formal, written word for language that is clear and easy to understand, whereas 平たい is used more casually, especially in the phrase 平たく言えば.
平べったい is a more colloquial, emphatic way of saying something is flat, often with a slightly negative or casual tone compared to the neutral 平たい.
単純 describes something simple or uncomplicated in structure, while 平たい in this sense specifically refers to plain, easy-to-follow wording or explanation.
Written forms 平ひら たい Usage 92%
Standard kanji spelling; high priority.
ひらたい Usage 8%
扁ひら たい
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form.
Etymology Derived from 平 (hira, 'flat') + たい (adjective-forming suffix). The kanji 扁 is a rare variant for 'flat'.
