Vocabulary

What does 等しい (ひとしい, hitoshii) mean?

等しい (ひとしい, hitoshii) means equal.

Quick facts
Readingひとしい
Romajihitoshii
Part of speechi-adjective
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
ひとしい
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonhitoshii

equal

  1. 1i-adjective equal; identical; the same
  2. 2i-adjective no different (from); just like; equivalent

Example sentences

  • The weight of these two boxes is nearly the same.

  • The two triangles have equal areas.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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