平安时代

Traditional form:

平安時代

Pinyin (reading):

Píng'ānshídài

Definitions:

• Heian period (794-1185), period of Japanese history

Characters:

• 平 - flat, level, even; peaceful
• 安 - peaceful, tranquil, quiet
• 时 - time, season; period, era, age
• 代 - era, generation; to substitute for, to replace

Traditional characters:

• 平 - flat, level, even; peaceful
• 安 - peaceful, tranquil, quiet
• 時 - time, season; period, era, age
• 代 - era, generation; to substitute for, to replace