# 評 — evaluate; comment

評 means “evaluate; comment”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 12 strokes. On'yomi: ヒョウ (hyou). It has no common kun'yomi. You'll see it in words such as 評 (hyou, “criticism; commentary”).

- Meaning: evaluate; comment
- On'yomi: ヒョウ (hyou)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 12
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Words & language 2

## How to remember 評

Words (言) laid out flat (平), fair to all: a comment.

Parts: 言 say; words · 平 flat

## Words with 評

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 評 | ひょう (hyou) | criticism; commentary |

## Don't confuse it with

[普](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/universal/) · [餅](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/rice-cake/) · [誉](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/honour/) · [霊](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/ghost/)

## More in the “Words & language 2” set

[評](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/evaluate/) · [申](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/say-humbly/) · [呼](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/call-out/) · [録](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/record/) · [否](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/deny/) · [批](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/criticize/) · [章](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/chapter/) · [誰](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/who/)

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