衡
衡 — Equilibrium
equilibrium, measuring rod, scale
On’yomiコウ (kou)
Kun’yomi—
Stroke order (16 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 衡
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 不均衡 | ふきんこう fukinkou | imbalance; lack of balance; lopsidedness |
| 均衡 | きんこう kinkou | balance; equilibrium |
| 拡大均衡 | かくだいきんこう kakudaikinkou | an expanded or expanding equilibrium |
| 合従連衡 | がっしょうれんこう gasshourenkou | 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 | へいこう heikou | balance; equilibrium |
Study notes
衡 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 16 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1847 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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