Translation guide
The English word 'unitary' is used in specific technical, political, and mathematical contexts. This guide helps you express the concept naturally in Japanese depending on the intended meaning.
Describing a state governed as a single entity with a central government, as opposed to a federation.
The standard term for a unitary state in political science and news.
日本は単一国家です。
Japan is a unitary state.
Emphasizes the centralized power aspect; often used in contrast to federal systems.
フランスは中央集権国家の典型例だ。
France is a typical example of a centralized unitary state.
Referring to a matrix or operator whose inverse equals its conjugate transpose.
The direct loanword used in mathematics and physics.
この行列はユニタリーです。
This matrix is unitary.
Explicitly 'unitary matrix'. Common in textbooks.
ユニタリ行列の固有値は絶対値が1です。
The eigenvalues of a unitary matrix have an absolute value of 1.
Describing something that is unified or acts as one entity.
Means 'single' or 'unitary' in the sense of being one unified thing. Used as a pre-noun adjective.
彼らは単一の組織として行動した。
They acted as a unitary organization.
Means 'unified' or 'integrated'. Emphasizes the process of becoming one.
統一されたシステムを構築する必要がある。
We need to build a unitary system.
Referring to a single-tier board of directors, common in some corporate governance systems.
The formal term for a unitary board in corporate governance contexts.
英国では単一型取締役会が一般的です。
In the UK, a unitary board is common.
'Unitary' is a technical term in English. In Japanese, it is rarely used outside specific fields. Avoid trying to translate it literally in casual conversation; instead, rephrase the idea using simpler words like 統一された (unified) or 単一の (single).