# 平 — flat; peaceful

平 means “flat; peaceful”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 5 strokes. On'yomi: ヘイ (hei). Kun'yomi: ひら (hira), たい(ら) (taira). You'll see it in words such as 平ら (taira, “flat; level”).

- Meaning: flat; peaceful
- On'yomi: ヘイ (hei)
- Kun'yomi: ひら (hira), たい(ら) (taira)
- Strokes: 5
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Qualities 1

## Words with 平

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 平ら | たいら (taira) | flat; level |
| 平たい | ひらたい (hiratai) | flat; even |

## Don't confuse it with

[坪](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/tsubo-area-unit/)

## More in the “Qualities 1” set

[実](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/reality/) · [現](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/present/) · [当](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/hit-the-mark/) · [性](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/nature/) · [要](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/need/) · [和](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/harmony/) · [平](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/flat/) · [確](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/certain/) · [勢](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/momentum/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/flat/. Last updated 2026-11-01.