🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

均衡

Pronunciation / Transliteration: kinkō

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Gleichgewicht/ˈɡlaɪ̯ç.ɡəˌvɪçt/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2450 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"心身の均衡を保つことが大切です。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A condition in which different elements are equal or in the correct proportions, such as physical balance or stability.

    "Sie verlor kurz das Gleichgewicht und stürzte fast vom Balkon."
  2. 2

    A state of mental or emotional stability, composure, or equanimity.

    "Yoga hilft ihm dabei, sein inneres Gleichgewicht wiederzufinden."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Middle High German 'gelīchgewiht', a compound of 'gelīch' (like, equal) and 'gewiht' (weight), calqued from Latin 'aequilibrium'. Historically used in physical mechanics, the term expanded metaphorically to encompass mental, social, and ecological states of balance.

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