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Kanji Detail for 等 - "equal, class, and so on"

等

  • Meaning

    等 means "equal, class, and so on."

    1. Equal - The same; equivalent.

    2. Class - A rank; a grade.

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

    4. Compare - To measure against.

  • Words using 等

    • 高等 こうとう Listen high class; high grade
    • 平等 びょうどう Listen equality; impartiality; evenness
    • 均等 きんとう Listen equal (distribution, treatment, level, etc.); even; uniform
    • 対等 たいとう Listen equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
    • 一等 いっとう Listen first class; first rank; first grade
    • 高等学校 こうとうがっこう Listen senior high school; high school
    • 不平等 ふびょうどう Listen inequality; unfairness
    • 同等 どうとう Listen equality; equal; same rights

  • Four-character idioms with 等

    • 位階勲等 いかいくんとう Listen court rank and honors; court rank and honours
    • 怨親平等 おんしんびょうどう Listen care equally for friends and foes; treat everyone with equal kindness
    • 機会均等 きかいきんとう Listen equal opportunity

  • Tattoo check: 等

    • Verified meaning: equal, class, and so on
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read ひと, ひとし)

    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 等

    Given names 等(ひとし)Listen

    Surnames 等(ひと)Listen

  • 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).

  • Onyomi

    tip

    toh(トウ) トウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    hito.shii(ひと-しい) ひと-しい

    nado(など) など

    ra(ら) ら

  • Strokes

    tip

    12 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    竹 (take・takekammuri)

  • Related Keywords

    equal class and so on compare group measure number rank similar wait etcetera alike balanced commensurate comparable corresponding equivalent even grade homogeneous identical level matching parallel same symmetrical tantamount uniform

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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