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平 means 'flat'

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Strokes : 5    Frequency: 120   JLPT: N3    Usefulness: 3    Study set: 3-2    Grade: 3   Intermediate lesson: 16    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 330 words   Used in 549 words   Used in 5958 names   Component in 15 kanji (2 Jōyō)
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   ヘイ   ビョウ
Kun
   たいら flat   ひら ordinary; flat
Additional readings
On    ヒョウ
Kun    -だいら
Name    たいら   たら   はち   ひ   ひとし   へ   へん
Components
⿻  干 dry; drying frame  丷 (八) eight  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 平 is used 21 times, read 4 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 平 is used 521 times, read 6 ways (with 6 variations).
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ヘイ : 392 words FIND ALL
へ い き ん 0
1. average; mean
2. balance; equilibrium
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ビョウ : 12 words FIND ALL
び ょ う ど う 0
equality; impartiality; evenness
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ヘイ (read as ぺい) : 11 words FIND ALL
げ ん ぺ い 0
noun
Genji and Heike clans; two opposing sides
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ヒョウ (read as ぴょう) : 7 words FIND ALL
て ん ぴ ょ う 0
noun
Tempyou era (729.8.5-749.4.14); Tembyou era; Tenhei era
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ヒョウ : 5 words FIND ALL
ひ ょ う じ ょ う 0
noun
1. (in Japan) 3rd note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. E)  (see also: 十二律, 太簇)
2. (in gagaku) scale similar to the Dorian mode on E  (see also: 律旋, 六調子)
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ひら : 72 words FIND ALL
ひ ら が な 3 ひ ら が な 4
Most common form: ひら仮名
noun
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)  (see also: 片仮名; often written with kana only)
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ひら (read as びら) : 6 words FIND ALL
だ ん び ら 4
noun
broadsword; sword
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たいら : 5 words FIND ALL
た い ら 0
flatness; level; smooth; calm; plain; sitting tailor fashion
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ひら (read as ぴら) : 4 words FIND ALL
き ん ぴ ら ご ぼ う 5
noun
chopped burdock root (and sometimes carrot) cooked in sugar and soy sauce  (often written with kana only)
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たいら (read as たいら) : 3 words FIND ALL
た い ら か 2 た い ら か 3 た い ら か 0
level; just; peaceful
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-だいら (read as だいら) : 2 words FIND ALL
noun
Nihon Plain
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へ: 2 words. FIND ALL
へ だ い 0
noun
silver sea bream (Sparus sarba)  (often written with kana only)
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An additional 28 less common words include 平 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 411 (originally: 388)  Joy o' Kanji : 388  Key to Kanji: 939 

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平
ヘイ   ビョウ   たいら flat   ひら ordinary; flat   
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丷
eight
干
カン   dry; drying frame   ひる to get dry   ほす to dry (something), to air   
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