flat; flattened; oblate
Describes a shape that is compressed in one direction, such as a flat face, a flattened sphere, or a low-profile object. Often used in technical or descriptive contexts.
This stone has a flat shape.
The Earth is not a perfect sphere; it is oblate.
Standard kanji spelling.
Variant spelling; 偏 is also used in 偏平足 (flat feet).
From the kanji 扁 (flat, thin) and 平 (flat, level). The reading へんぺい is on'yomi. The variant 偏平 uses 偏 (biased, leaning) which can also imply flatness in certain contexts.