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平等権 (びょうどうけん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun
right to equality ; equal rights
A legal and social concept referring to the right to be treated equally, often used in contexts of constitutional law, human rights, and anti-discrimination.
害がい
は
深しん
刻こく
な
人じん
権けん
問もん
題だい
だ
。
Violations of equal rights are serious human rights issues.
Kanji 等 etc., and so forth, class (first) 権 authority, power, rights Similar words 平びょう 等どう 平等 is the general concept of equality, while 平等権 specifically refers to the legal right to equality.
人じん 権けん 人権 is a broader term for human rights, of which 平等権 is one specific aspect.
Etymology Compound of 平等 (equality) and 権 (right, authority). The term is a modern legal coinage, likely from the Meiji period, used to translate Western concepts of equal rights.
