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JLPT N1na-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

平へい穏おん

heion

peaceful, tranquil

Example sentences

  1. 彼女かのじょは田舎いなかで平穏へいおんな暮くらしをしていた。

    She lived a quiet life in the country.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 田舎いなかでの生活せいかつがいつも平穏へいおんであるとは限かぎらない。

    Life in the country is not always tranquil.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 表面的ひょうめんてきには比較的ひかくてき平穏へいおんな時代じだいであった。

    It was a relatively peaceful era, at least on the surface.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 平穏

  • 平even; flatOnヘイ・ビョウ・ヒョウKunたいら・たいらげる・ひら
  • 穏calm; quietOnオンKunおだやか

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