• 平均へいきん — average
• 均等きんとう — equality; uniformity
• 均質きんしつ — homogeneity
• 均衡きんこう — balance
• 均整きんせい — symmetry; proportion
• 均一きんいつ — uniformity

The character is formed from 土 (earth, base) and 勻 (old form meaning "even" or "uniform"). Together, they convey the idea of making things level or distributing evenly — from ground leveling to equal standards.

このクラスの 平均点へいきんてんは 80点だった。
The average score in this class was 80 points.

仕事しごとを 均等きんとうに 分担ぶんたんしましょう。
Let’s divide the work equally.

The reading キン (kin) is used in all common compounds. There is no common kun-yomi in modern use. Most expressions using 均 are formal or written Japanese related to equality, structure, or balance.