Japanese word

均し

Pronunciation

Romajinarashi

Meaning

  • nounleveling

Example

地面の均しをしてから、花を植えます。ji men no nara shi o shi te ka ra hana o u e ma su

We level the ground before planting flowers.

Illustration for 均し (leveling)

More examples

舗装の前に、路面の均しを丁寧に行います。ho sō no mae ni ro men no nara shi o tei nei ni okona i ma su

We carefully level the road surface before paving.

Core concept

Describes making uneven ground, surfaces, or amounts more even by reducing their differences.

Common phrases

  • 地面の均しji men no nara shi

    ground leveling

  • 路面の均しro men no nara shi

    road surface leveling

  • 均し作業nara shi sa gyō

    leveling work

Similar words

地ならしjinarashi: The preparation of ground by making its surface level before further work begins.
整地seichi: The preparation of a plot of land by clearing it and adjusting its surface.
平滑化heikatsuka: The process of reducing surface roughness to create a smooth finish.

Definition in Japanese

地面などの高低や物事のばらつきをならして均一にすること。ji men na do no kō tei ya mono goto no ba ra tsu ki o na ra shi te kin itsu ni su ru ko to

Word origin

均し (narashi) is the noun use of the continuative form of 均す (narasu, "to make even"), a native Japanese verb.

Usage tips

  • In road and building work, 均し (narashi) can name the stage that leaves a surface at an even height before the next process.

Other meanings

  • smoothingnoun
  • averagingnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 均すnarasulevelverb

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