Illustration: At a neighborhood produce stall, a merchant holds a beam balance perfectly level. One pan contains a single enormous daikon; the other holds a heap of small turnips. Both pans hang freely at the same height, with clear space beneath them.

JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

均きん衡こう

kinkou

balance, equilibrium

Example sentences

  1. いたる所ところで自然しぜんの均衡きんこうが破やぶられようとしている。

    Nature’s balance is going to be upset everywhere.

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  2. 予算よさんは均衡きんこうがとれていなければならない。

    The budget must be balanced.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 我々われわれは出費しゅっぴと収入しゅうにゅうの間あいだで均衡きんこうをはかるべきだ。

    We should strike a balance between our expenditure and income.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 均衡

  • 均level; averageOnキンKunならす
  • 衡equilibrium; measuring rodOnコウ

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