► 名詞
平 [(1)ひら] [coll] meaning: low rank: 3
☆ あいつはただの平だ ⇨ He is just a lowest-rank employee (☛ Lowest-ranked in an organization with no authority)
► 接頭辞
平 [ひら] [coll] meaning: low rank: 3
☆ 平社員 ⇨ An employee of the lowest rank (☛ Lowest-ranked in an organization with no authority)
More examples:
- 会社再建の道は平坦ではなかった ⇨ The road to rebuilding the company hasn’t been flat, simple and easy
- 彼は平気で約束を破る ⇨ He breaks promises with no remorse
- 水平に走る電線 ⇨ An electrical wire running horizontally
- 猫は平均八つの乳首がある ⇨ Cats on average have eight nipples
- 100平方メートル ⇨ 100 square meters
- 彼は平然と嘘をついた ⇨ He lied calmly, with no sign of guilt whatsoever
- 平和は脆い ⇨ Peace is fragile
- 平日なら空いているだろうと思いきやどっこい大混雑だった ⇨ I thought it’d be empty on a weekday, but on the contrary it was very crowded
- 残念ながら人は平等に造られていない ⇨ Unfortunately people are not made equal
- 彼は汚い手を平気で使う ⇨ He uses dirty trick without hesitation
- 科学者は地球の平均気温は次の十年で一度上がると予測している ⇨ Scientists predict the average temperature of the earth will rise by 1C in the next decade
- 米国太平洋艦隊 ⇨ The US Pacific fleet
- 事件を起こした張本人は全く平気な顔をしている ⇨ The very person who caused the problem is acting as if nothing has happened
- 山火事は10平方キロを焼いた ⇨ The wildfire has burned 10 sqkm
- 機会は全員に公平に与えられる ⇨ Opportunities will be given to all fairly and evenly