バランスbaransu

1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbbalance
   鞍馬あんばは、力ちからよりもバランス感覚かんかくが必要ひつようです。↗

   The pommel horse requires more balance than strength.

• Synonym釣り合いつりあいNeutralTwo sides matching in weight, color, or how well people suit each other, as in 「釣り合いが取れる」; 「バランス」 is more common and also covers diet and mind-body balance.
• Synonym均衡きんこうWrittenWritten-style word for balance between two sides, e.g. power or income and spending, as in 「均衡予算」 and 「均衡を保つ」. 「バランス」 is the more colloquial choice.
• Synonym平衡へいこうNeutralA stable state of balance, used mainly for the body and physics, as in 「平衡感覚」. 「バランス」 has a much wider range of uses.
• Synonym安定あんていNeutralStability, the state of staying steady without big change, as in 「生活が安定する」. 「バランス」 is about how different sides coordinate.
• Synonym均整きんせいWrittenWritten word for a well-proportioned shape, as in 「均整のとれた体」. 「バランス」 is the more general term.
• Synonym兼ね合いかねあいNeutralBalancing several things against each other, weighing trade-offs, as in 「予算との兼ね合い」. 「バランス」 points to the balanced state itself.
• Synonym釣り合うつりあうNeutralA verb meaning to match or suit, as in 「二人は釣り合う」. 「バランス」 is a noun; say 「バランスが取れる」 for something coming into balance.
• Related権衡けんこうWrittenWritten, archaic word originally meaning the weight and beam of a scale, extended to mean balance. Rare in modern Japanese; say 「バランス」 in everyday speech.
• RelatedプロポーションNeutralLoanword for the proportions of the body or of parts to a whole. 「バランス」 covers balance and harmony generally, not just proportions.
• Related安定性あんていせいWrittenDegree of stability, mostly in technical descriptions. 「バランス」 also covers keeping your footing, as in 「バランスを崩す」, but stresses coordination among sides.
• Related衡平こうへいWrittenWritten word for fairness and balance, used mainly in law, as in 「衡平法」. For everyday balance, use 「バランス」.
• Related均勢きんせいWrittenWritten word for two sides being evenly matched in power. In everyday speech say 「バランス」 or 「拮抗」.
• AntonymアンバランスNeutralLoanword for imbalance or lack of match; the direct opposite of 「バランス」 in terms of whether things are in harmony.

Default to 「バランス」 for everyday balance—coordinating sides, body or diet. Use 「釣り合い」 for two things matching, 「均衡」 for power or budgets in writing, 「平衡」 for physical balance, and 「兼ね合い」 for juggling trade-offs.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 釣り合つりあって調和ちょうわがとれていること。
2. 収支しゅうしや貸借たいしゃくの均衡きんこう、差引さしひき残高ざんだか。