等
等 — Etc.
etc., and so forth, class (first), quality, equal, similar
On’yomiトウ (tou)
Kun’yomiひとしい (hitoshii)
Kun’yomiなど (nado)
Kun’yomi-ら (ra)
Stroke order (12 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 等
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 高等 | こうとう koutou | high class; high grade |
| 平等 | びょうどう byoudou | equality; impartiality; evenness |
| 均等 | きんとう kintou | equal (distribution, treatment, level, etc.); even; uniform |
| 対等 | たいとう taitou | equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms |
| 一等 | いっとう ittou | first class; first rank; first grade |
| 高等学校 | こうとうがっこう koutougakkou | senior high school; high school |
Study notes
等 is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 12 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 3), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #798 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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