► 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:
- 日本の総面積は約38万平方キロだ ⇨ The total area of Japan is approx. 388K square kilos
- 彼は大失敗を犯して平謝りだった ⇨ He just kept apologizing after making a blunder
- 平均的な妊娠期間は40週間だ ⇨ The average pregnancy length is 40 weeks
- 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
- 平凡な人 ⇨ An ordinary person. An average-Joe
- 自分の子供を見捨てて平気な人の気が知れない ⇨ I cannot understand the mind of those who abandon their own children. I don’t know what they are thinking
- 我々は世界平和に近づくどころか遠ざかっているように見える ⇨ It seems we are not getting any closer to the world peace, but rather getting further away from it
- 米国中部は平野が多い ⇨ The middle part of the US is mostly plains
- 戦争が終わってやっと平穏な生活が戻った ⇨ The war ended and finally peaceful life has returned
- 彼は王に平伏した ⇨ He bowed down to the king
- 彼女は夫の前でも平気をおならをする ⇨ She farts in front of her husband with no shame
- 合計を個数で割り算すると平均単価が求められる ⇨ When you divide total price with quantity, you get average unit price
- 広島平和記念会館 ⇨ Hiroshima peace anniversary event hall
- 平常時の脈拍数 ⇨ Heart rate while resting
- 両国間の和平交渉は暗礁に乗り上げた ⇨ The peace negotiation between the two countries has run aground, reached an impasse