also: だいら
na-adjective
Only when written 平ら · Only with reading たいら
The main everyday sense: a surface or area has no major bumps, slopes, or unevenness. Used as 平らな or 平らに.
この土地は平らで、歩きやすい。
This land is flat and easy to walk on.
生地を平らに伸ばしてください。
Please roll the dough out flat.
na-adjective
calm; tranquil; composed; stable
Only when written 平ら · Only with reading たいら
Figurative use for a calm, untroubled state, especially of the mind or feelings. Less common in everyday speech than 穏やか or 平静.
深呼吸して、心を平らに保った。
I took a deep breath and kept my mind composed.
na-adjective
Only when written 平ら · Only with reading たいら
Mostly used in the polite set phrase お平らに, inviting someone to sit or relax comfortably, often by easing their posture.
どうぞ足を崩して、お平らになさってください。
Please relax your legs and make yourself comfortable.
noun, used as a suffix
plateau; tableland; plain; place-name suffix -daira
Only when written 平 · Only with reading だいら
Toponymic suffix used after place names, usually written 平 and read だいら, referring to a flat upland, plateau, or plain.
See also: 平 (だいら)
地名では、美女平のように平を「だいら」と読むことがある。
In place names, 平 is sometimes read -daira, as in Bijodaira.