音読み: キン
訓読み: ならす・ひと-しい
画数: 7
部首: 土（つちへん）
Meaning
Equal / Level / Uniform / Average
- Basic forms
- 均す — to level; to smooth out; to make even / base form
- 均します — level; smooth out / masu form
- 均した — leveled; smoothed / ta-form
- 均して — level and … / te-form
- 均さない — do not level; do not smooth / negative
- 均せば — if (you) level / conditional
- Common uses
- 地面を均す — to level the ground
- 表面を均す — to smooth the surface
- 条件を均す — to equalize conditions
均す（ならす） is a godan verb ending in す. It is used mainly for making things physically or conceptually even — such as ground, surfaces, numbers, or conditions — and appears often in technical or explanatory contexts.
- 平均 — average
- 均等 — equality; uniformity
- 均質 — homogeneity
- 均衡 — balance
- 均整 — symmetry; proportion
- 均一 — uniformity
The character combines 土 (earth, base) and 勻 (old form meaning “even” or “uniform”). Together, they convey the idea of making things level or distributing evenly — from leveling the ground to ensuring fairness and equality.
このクラスの 平均点は 80点だった。
The average score in this class was 80 points.
仕事を 均等に 分担しましょう。
Let’s divide the work equally.
平均 — average