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平 = 干 + 丷

平 is a Japanese kanji written with 5 strokes, listed here under the keyword “even”. It is built from 干 (dry) and 丷 (horns). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1596. It appears as a component in 4 other characters in this index.

Keyword
even
RTK frame
1596
Strokes
5
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ヘイ, ビョウ, ヒョウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
たい.ら, たい.らげる, ひら
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
lily pad, water-lily, даже, peace
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
平 flat

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 干 dry
  2. 丷 horns

Characters that contain 平

How to find 平 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “dry” + “horns”. 平 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 平 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.