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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

noun, na-adjective, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

Refers to equal treatment, fairness, or lack of discrimination in social, legal, or abstract contexts. Used as a noun, na-adjective, or no-adjective.

Related words· 7

公平 stresses fairness and impartiality in judgment or distribution, while 平等 focuses on the state or principle of being equal.

均等 describes numerical or physical evenness, such as equal division or spacing, whereas 平等 refers to broader social or abstract equality.

平等 focuses on fair, equal treatment of people, while 同一 in this sense stresses that conditions or standards are exactly the same for everyone.

平等 means equality or equal treatment, often as a positive ideal, while 不公平 focuses on the lack of fairness in a specific case.

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同どう等とうN1
平等 stresses fairness and impartial treatment, while 同等 simply states that two things are on the same level or value.
対たい等とうN1
平等 stresses fairness and equal rights in a broad social or moral sense, whereas 対等 refers to equal standing within a specific relationship or comparison.
均きん一いつN1
平等 refers to equality in a social, legal, or moral sense, while 均一 refers to uniformity of properties, prices, or treatment.

Opposites

平等 means 'equality/fairness', while 不平等 (with the negative prefix 不) means the opposite, 'inequality/unfairness'.

平等 means equal treatment for everyone, the direct opposite of 差別, which means treating people unfairly based on differences.

平等 means 'equality', the direct opposite of 格差, which refers to a disparity or gap between groups.