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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)

Adjective

平等

  1. equal

Noun

平等

  1. equality

Japanese

Kanji in this term
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