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Kanji Detail for 衡 - "balance, scale"

衡

  • Meaning

    衡 means "balance, scale." Also associated with to weigh.

    1. Balance - A state of equilibrium.

    2. Weigh - To measure weight.

    3. Scale - An instrument for weighing.

    4. Crossbar - A horizontal bar.

  • Words using 衡

    • 不均衡 ふきんこう Listen imbalance; lack of balance; lopsidedness
    • 均衡 きんこう Listen balance; equilibrium
    • 拡大均衡 かくだいきんこう Listen an expanded or expanding equilibrium

  • Four-character idioms with 衡

    • 合従連衡 がっしょうれんこう Listen alliance (of the Six Kingdoms against the Qin dynasty, and of individual Kingdoms with the Qin dynasty); (tactic of) making and breaking alliances (to benefit oneself as the occasion demands); resorting to alliances as a diplomatic expedient
    • 平衡感覚 へいこうかんかく Listen sense of equilibrium; sense of balance

  • Tattoo check: 衡

    • Verified meaning: balance, scale
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read こう, はかる, ひで, ひとし)
    • Also carries these associations: to weigh

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 衡

    Given names 衡(こう)Listen 衡(まもる)Listen

    Surnames 衡(はかる)Listen 衡(ひで)Listen 衡(ひとし)Listen

  • Compare with other kanji that mean the same thing:

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    equilibrium; measuring rod; scale

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    measure, weigh, judge, consider

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to weigh; weight; measure

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to measure, to weigh; to consider, to judge

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

    Pronounced as 行 (Heng), Level tone | An instrument for weighing the lightness and heaviness of things. Such as scales and steelyard and the like. | Weighing and measuring is called 衡. Therefore handling affairs while balancing their importance is called 權衡 (weighing). Such as saying "This official has his own discretion." | The horizontal crossbar at the end of a carriage shaft. The Analerts says "Then one sees it leaning on the crossbar." | Above the eyebrows is called 衡 (forehead). Such as saying 盱衡而語 (speaking while raising the eyebrows). Meaning opening the eyes wide. | Interchangeable with 橫. 縱橫 (vertical and horizontal) is also written as 從衡.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    koh(コウ) コウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip
    none

  • Strokes

    tip

    16 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    行 (gyo・gyogamae・yukigamae)

  • Related Keywords

    balance to weigh scale crossbar equilibrium handrail horizontal yoke measure assess calibration comparison determine evaluate evenness gauge harmony level poise proportion stability standard steadiness symmetry

Sentences including 衡

  • One pound troy weighs 12 oz.

  • He lost his balance and fell off the ladder.

  • He lost his balance and fell down.

  • The budget must be balanced.

  • The trade imbalance bulks large in our minds.

  • We should strike a balance between our expenditure and income.

  • Nature's balance is going to be upset everywhere.

  • America has an elaborate system of constitutional checks and balances.

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