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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
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.