Japanese Conversation · Level 53
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Japanese word
平均
Pronunciation
Romajiheikin
Meaning
- nounaverage
Example
このクラスの平均は八十点です。ko no ku ra su no hei kin wa hachi jū ten de su
The class average is eighty points.
More examples
三回の点数の平均は九十点です。san kai no ten sū no hei kin wa kyū jū ten de su
The average of the three scores is 90 points.
この町の平均気温は、全国より少し高いです。ko no machi no hei kin ki on wa zen koku yo ri suko shi taka i de su
The average temperature in this town is slightly higher than the national average.
Core concept
Shows a balanced value that represents a group of separate amounts as a whole.
Common phrases
平均を出すhei kin o da su
calculate the average
平均点hei kin ten
average score
平均年齢hei kin nen rei
average age
Similar words
平均値heikinchi: The numerical result obtained by combining several amounts and dividing the total by their number.
Definition in Japanese
複数の数値を合わせて個数で割ったときに得られる、全体を代表する値。fuku sū no sū chi o a wa se te ko sū de wa tta to ki ni e ra re ru zen tai o dai hyō su ru atai
Word origin
平均 (heikin) combines 平 (hei, "even") and 均 (kin, "equal"), whose meanings together suggest making several amounts level.
Usage tips
- Unlike 普通 (futsū), which often means ordinary or usual, 平均 (heikin) points to a value calculated from a group.
Related words
- 平均的heikintekiaveragena-adjective
- 平均化heikinkaaveragingnoun