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均 — even / equal

Grade 5きん

均 (readings: きん; Japanese kanji) means “even / equal”. It is a Grade 5 Kyōiku kanji, taught in year 5 of Japanese elementary school, and appears in words such as 平均 (average).

What does 均 mean?

Kanji
Meaningeven / equal
Readingsきん
GradeGrade 5 (Hard)
CurriculumKyōiku kanji · Japanese elementary school

How to read 均

均 is read きん depending on the word.

Example words with 均

Example平均 (average)
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Updated: 2026-07-14