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平等

平等

Chinese

 
flat; level; equal; to make the same score; to tie; to draw; calm; peaceful
 
class; rank; grade; equal to; same as; wait for; await; et cetera; and so on
simp. and trad.
(平等) 		平 等

Adjective

平等

  1. equal

Noun

平等

  1. equality

Japanese

Kanji in this term
平 等
びょう
Grade: 3 		とう‎ > どう
Grade: 3
on'yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese compound 平等 ‎(bjæng tongX, “level, even” + “equal”). Compare modern Chinese 平等 ‎(píngděng).

Pronunciation

Adjectival noun

平等 ‎(-na inflection, hiragana びょうどう, romaji byōdō, historical hiragana びやうどう)

  1. even, equal

Inflection

Noun

平等 ‎(hiragana びょうどう, romaji byōdō, historical hiragana びやうどう)

  1. equality, impartiality, evenness

References

  1. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3

Pronunciation

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