平
Meanings
Noun
1. something broad and flat
No-adjective
2. common; ordinary; plain; rank-and-file
Noun
3. low-ranking employee; freshman; novice; private (Abbreviation)
Kanji used
Pitch accent
ひら
Used in vocabulary
ひらがな
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
Noun
Examples2
人 は 昔 地球 は 平 だ と 思っていた。
People once held that the world was flat.
他の 役職 なんて 残ってない し。 あと は 平 部員 だけ だ よ。
Well there aren't any other positions left. After that, all that is left is basic member.