等
トウ, ひと.しい, など, ら, と, ひ

etc., and so forth, class (first), quality, equal, similar

JLPT3 G3 S12 F798

As per 寺# (stand straight) + 竹 bamboo → bamboo stalks/pieces of *equal* height, arranged vertically → *equivalent*; *grade*; *rank*; *et cetera* (← listing of equivalent/similar items).

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