also: ひらち
level ground; plain; flatland
Refers to flat or level land, often in contrast to mountains or hills. Used in geography, everyday description, and contexts like cycling or construction.
There is little flat land around here; there are many slopes.
He prefers riding on level ground.
A wide expanse of flat land stretches across this region.
The cycling course mostly runs over flat ground.
The climbers descended from the mountains to the flatland.
The factory was built on flat land.
平坦 is a na-adjective meaning 'flat, even' describing a quality, while 平地 is a noun naming the flat land itself.
lowland forest; flatland forest; plain forest
Standard kanji form; the reading へいち is the most common.
Rare reading; へいち is overwhelmingly more common.
Compound of 平 (flat, level) and 地 (ground, land). The reading へいち is the standard on'yomi combination; ひらち uses the kun'yomi ひら for 平 and is now rare.