釣り合い・釣合い・釣合|つりあいtsuriai[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounbalance; equilibrium
   政府せいふは、若年じゃくねん層そうの要求ようきゅうと、老人ろうじんの要求ようきゅうとの釣り合つりあいをとるのに大おおいに苦労くろうすることになるだろう。↗

   The government will have much trouble balancing the needs of its younger population with the requirements of the old people.

• Synonym均衡きんこうWrittenWritten word for a stable balance between two or more things, as in 「需要と供給の均衡」; more formal than 「釣り合い」.
• Synonym均整きんせいWrittenRefers to a whole being well-proportioned and shapely; often describes body builds, architecture or design, as in 「均整のとれた体」.
• SynonymバランスNeutralThe everyday loanword, used far more widely than 「釣り合い」; also covers an account balance. For whether two people suit each other, 「釣り合い」 fits better.
• Synonym平衡へいこうWrittenWritten word for physical balance or the body's sense of balance, as in 「平衡感覚」; not used for whether people or things are well matched.
• Synonym安定あんていNeutralMeans a state staying steady with no big changes, or an object sitting firmly; about stability, not whether two things match.
• Synonym兼ね合いかねあいNeutralAbout weighing trade-offs between several things, often as 「…との兼ね合い」; the emphasis is on striking the right balance in decisions.
• Synonym均勢きんせいWrittenNarrow term for a balance of power or influence, as between nations in international politics; rarely used elsewhere.
• Related調和ちょうわNeutralHarmony among several things that blend into a unified whole; stresses overall coordination, not equal weight on both sides.
• RelatedハーモニーNeutralLoanword mostly for musical harmony, also used figuratively for harmony in general; narrower in use than 「調和」.
• RelatedプロポーションNeutralMostly means body proportions; can also mean the ratio of parts to a whole. Not used for abstract questions of matching or suitability.
• Related安定性あんていせいWrittenWritten word for the property of staying stable and unchanged; the focus is stability itself, not whether two sides are balanced.
• Antonym不均衡ふきんこうWrittenAntonym meaning imbalance or lopsidedness; a written-style word common in contexts like trade or supply and demand.

In everyday speech 「バランス」 is the default; use 「釣り合い」 when saying whether two people or things suit each other. For a stable balance of supply and demand or power, pick the written 「均衡」; for overall harmony, 「調和」; for weighing trade-offs, 「兼ね合い」.

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

1. 釣り合つりあうこと。均衡きんこうすること。調和ちょうわ。
2. 一ひとつの物体ぶったいにいくつかの力ちからを加くわえても、その物体ぶったいの状態じょうたいが変化へんかせず静止せいししていること。平衡へいこう。