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均

均·equal, level

On-yomi
キン
Kun-yomi
none

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Stroke order

Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.

7 strokes, numbered in writing order. Data: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Common words

WordReadingMeaning
平均へいきんaverage
均等きんとうequality, uniformity
均一きんいつuniform, all the same
均衡きんこうbalance, equilibrium

Example sentences

  1. テストの平均点は七十点だった。

    テストのへいきんてんはななじゅってんだった。

    The average score on the test was seventy.

  2. お菓子を子どもたちに均等に分けた。

    おかしをこどもたちにきんとうにわけた。

    I divided the sweets equally among the children.

  3. この店は全品均一の値段だ。

    このみせはぜんぴんきんいつのねだんだ。

    Everything in this shop is the same price.

Similar-looking kanji

Do not confuse these on the exam.

Common mistakes

  • Reading 平均 as へいこう — it is へいきん
  • Reading 均一 as きんいち — it is きんいつ

Memory aid

Picture it

The earth radical 土 on the left — raking soil flat so that every part sits at the same level.

Vocabulary using this kanji

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