均整・均斉|きんせいkinsei[0]heiban (flat)
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- nounsymmetry; balance; proportion; uniformity
- Synonym釣り合いつりあいNeutralNeutral word for balance between two sides, stressing equal weight on each; unlike 「均整」 it does not stress overall shapely beauty.
- Synonym均衡きんこうWrittenWritten/formal word for equilibrium among several forces or between supply and demand; abstract, with less of 「均整」's sense of outward form.
- SynonymバランスCasualColloquial loanword for balance; covers coordination and even income and outgoings, broader and more everyday than 「均整」.
- Synonym平衡へいこうNeutralStresses keeping a stable state, often physical, as in 「平衡感覚」; more about stability than 「均整」's shapely proportion.
- Related兼ね合いかねあいNeutralThe balance struck between several things; about juggling priorities and coordination rather than 「均整」's overall shapeliness.
- RelatedプロポーションNeutralLoanword for body proportions; more concrete than 「均整」, focusing on the shape and proportions of the figure.
- Related権衡けんこうWrittenRare written word, originally the weight and beam of a scale; archaic, used for balance or weighing.
- Related衡平こうへいWrittenRare written word stressing fairness and equilibrium; leans legal, as in equity.
- Antonym不均衡ふきんこうWrittenWritten antonym: imbalance, a loss of balance; stands against 「均整」's harmonious proportion.
- Antonym不均整WrittenWritten antonym: disproportion, out of proportion; the opposite of 「均整」's neat, well-proportioned look.
For overall harmonious proportion, as in 「均整の取れた体」, use 「均整」. For body proportions say 「プロポーション」; for balance of forces or supply and demand use 「均衡」 or 「釣り合い」; in casual speech 「バランス」 is the everyday choice.
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