# 等 — equal; et cetera

等 means “equal; et cetera”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 12 strokes. On'yomi: トウ (tou). Kun'yomi: ひと(しい) (hitoshii), など (nado). You'll see it in words such as 等しい (hitoshii, “equal; identical”).

- Meaning: equal; et cetera
- On'yomi: トウ (tou)
- Kun'yomi: ひと(しい) (hitoshii), など (nado)
- Strokes: 12
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Numbers & amounts 3

## How to remember 等

Parts: 竹 bamboo · 寺 temple

## Words with 等

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 等しい | ひとしい (hitoshii) | equal; identical |

## Don't confuse it with

[符](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/symbol/) · [封](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/seal-an-envelope/)

## More in the “Numbers & amounts 3” set

[量](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/quantity/) · [段](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/step/) · [程](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/extent/) · [満](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/full/) · [積](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/pile-up/) · [号](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/serial-number/) · [倍](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/double/) · [等](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/equal/) · [列](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/row/)

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