フェア

also: フェアー

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

Used as an adjectival noun to describe something that is fair, just, or impartial, often in contrast to 'unfair'.

fair ball

abbreviationbaseball

Baseball term; abbreviation of フェアボール. Refers to a batted ball that lands in fair territory.

〈人ひと〉をフェアに扱あつかうto treat someone fairly
監かん督とくは選せん手しゅ全ぜん員いんをフェアに扱あつかっている。
The coach treats all the players fairly.
〈場ば所しょ〉でフェアを開かい催さいするto hold a fair/exhibition at a place
毎まい年ねん秋あきに東とう京きょうでブックフェアを開かい催さいする。
The book fair is held in Tokyo every autumn.
フェアな試し合あいa fair match/game
両りょうチームともフェアな試し合あいを心こころがけた。
Both teams tried to keep the game fair.
フェアに〈動どう詞し〉to do something fairly
彼かれはどんな時ときもフェアに戦たたかう選せん手しゅだ。
He's a player who always competes fairly.

展てん示じ会かい sense 3
フェア is often used for casual or commercial exhibitions like trade fairs, while 展示会 is the more general native word for an exhibition or display event.
公こう平へいN3sense 1
フェア is a casual loanword for fairness often used about games, business, or personal conduct, while 公平 is the more formal native Japanese word favored in legal, administrative, or serious contexts.

アンフェア sense 1
フェア describes fair, impartial conduct, while アンフェア is its direct opposite, describing unfair or dishonest conduct.
ファウル sense 2
In baseball, フェア (fair ball) means the batted ball lands in play, whereas ファウル (foul ball) means it lands outside the field of play.

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フェアUsage95%
Standard katakana spelling for the English loanword 'fair'.
フェアーUsage5%
Variant spelling with a long vowel mark; less common but sometimes seen.

Borrowed from English 'fair'.