evenly; uniformly; without unevenness
Describes doing something in a consistent, smooth, and orderly manner, without patches or irregularities. Often used in cooking, painting, or any task requiring uniform application.
Spread the butter evenly over the dough.
It's difficult to apply paint evenly.
Katakana spelling is common and avoids kanji ambiguity; usually written in kana.
Kanji spelling using 斑; rarely used in practice and may be confused with other readings.
Mixed kanji-kana spelling; very uncommon.
Mixed katakana-kanji spelling; rarely seen.
Derived from the noun むら (斑, unevenness) + the adverbial negative suffix なく, literally 'without unevenness'.