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Kanji Detail for 等 - "equal, class, rank"

等

  • Meaning

    等 means "equal, class, rank."

    1. Equal - The same; equivalent.

    2. Class - A rank; a grade.

    3. And so on - Et cetera; and others.

    4. Compare - To measure against.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    etc.; and so forth; class (first); quality; equal; similar

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    rank, grade; to wait; equal, “and so forth”

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to wait for; to await; by the time; when; till; and so on; etc.; et al.; (bound form) class; rank; grade; (bound form) equal to; same as; (used to end an enumeration); (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun)

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    rank, grade; same, equal; to wait

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Steps of a hall. (Analects) "Going out and descending one step." | All that have high and low sequence are called 等. Such as saying upper class, middle class, lower class. | Same. Such as saying none can equal. Meaning no one is at the same level. | A group. Such as you and others, we and others. Because it is not just one person. Hence 等 is used to include them. | To compare. Such as saying "ranking it higher," "ranking it lower," and such. | A weighing instrument. Used for weighing small amounts of gold, pearls, and medicine. Called 等子. Commonly written as 戥. | To wait. Such as colloquially saying 等待, 等候 (to wait).
  • Onyomitip

    toh(とう) とう

  • Kunyomitip

    hito.shii(ひとしい) ひとしい

    nado(など) など

    ra(ら) ら

  • Strokestip

    12 strokes

  • Radicaltip

    竹 (take・takekammuri)

  • Related Keywords
    equal same equivalent class rank grade level tier etc others compare measure similar alike uniform fair just balance parity category

Sentences including 等

  • They went down to the country.

  • Your pen is better than mine.

  • They are in class.

  • They are pleased with your work.

  • They are at war with the country.

  • They moved to a new house.

  • Their baby is able to walk already.

  • They climbed down the tree.

  • This desk is as good as that one.

  • They have no house to live in.

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