Today’s #kanji is #平. Some say 平 is a compound ideograph made of 于 and 八. Others say it is a pictograph of a water plant. Do you know what that means?
Meaning: flat, peaceful
Reading: ヘイ（ペイ）、ビョウ、たい、ひら
平安（ヘイアン）: [noun] peace, calmness, quietness, tranquility, peace of mind
平気（ヘイキ）: [なadj] calm, cool, unmoved, composed, unconcerned
平行（ヘイコウ）する: [vi] to run parallel, to be parallel
平和（ヘイワ）: [noun] peace, harmony
公平（コウヘイ）: [なadj] fair, just, impartial
源平（ゲンペイ）: [noun] the Genji and the Heike clans, two rival parties
平等（ビョウドウ）: [noun] equality, impartiality
平（たい）ら: [なadj] flat, plane, even, smooth, level, horizontal
平（ひら）たい: [いadj] even, level, flat, thin, simple, plain
平仮名（ひらがな）: [noun] hiragana
