Illustration: In a Japanese community pottery workshop, a child uses a simple two-pan balance to divide clay fairly. One pan holds a single large lump, while the other holds three smaller lumps that together weigh exactly the same. The beam is horizontal and both pans hang at the same height.

JLPT N2expressionLevel estimated by Bebop

イコール

ikooru

equals

Used between two things treated as equivalent. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

彼かれらは宗教しゅうきょうイコール教会きょうかいに行いくことだと考かんがえている。
They equate religion with church-going.
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source
誰だれでも２足たす２イコール４であることを知しっている。
Everybody knows that two and two make four.
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source
泣なくイコール弱よわいという考かんがえ方かた
the belief that crying entails being a weakling
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source

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