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平安

平安

Chinese

 
flat; level; equal; to make the same score; to tie; to draw; calm; peaceful
 
content; calm; still; quiet; to pacify; peace; how
simp. and trad.
(平安)

Adjective

平安

  1. peaceful; safe

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
へい
Grade: 3
あん
Grade: 3
on'yomi

Etymology

(へい, hei: “even”, “steady”, “flat”) + (あん, an: “peace”, “ease”)

Adjectival noun

平安 (-na inflection, hiragana へいあん, romaji heian)

  1. peaceful

Inflection

Noun

平安 (hiragana へいあん, romaji heian)

  1. peace

Synonyms

  • 平静 (へいせい, heisei)
  • 平和 (へいわ, heiwa)

Proper noun

平安 (hiragana へいあん, romaji Heian)

  1. Abbreviation of 平安時代 (へいあんじだい, Heian jidai), the Heian period of Japanese history.

References

  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, ISBN 4095102535.