多た様よう性せい

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Common word

Meanings

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noun

diversity; variety

Refers to the state of having many different types, especially in social, biological, or cultural contexts. Often used in formal or academic settings.

生せい物ぶつ多た様よう性せいを守まもることは重

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Protecting biodiversity is important.

この会かい社しゃは多た様よう性せいを重じゅう視ししている。

This company values diversity.

Usage patterns

〈物もの〉の多た様よう性せいを尊そん重ちょうするto respect the diversity of something
この会かい社しゃは社しゃ員いんの多た様よう性せいを尊そん重ちょうしている。
This company respects the diversity of its employees.
多た様よう性せいに富とむto be rich in diversity
この地ち域いきの生せい態たい系けいは多た様よう性せいに富とんでいる。
The ecosystem in this region is rich in diversity.
多た様よう性せいを認みとめるto acknowledge diversity
社しゃ会かいは個こ人じんの多た様よう性せいを認みとめるべきだ。
Society should acknowledge individual diversity.

Kanji

多many, frequent, much
様Esq., way, manner
性sex, gender, nature

Related words

多た様ようN1
多様 is the na-adjective meaning 'diverse', while 多様性 is the noun form meaning 'diversity'.
多た種しゅ多た様よう
多種多様 is a four-character idiom emphasizing a wide variety of kinds, while 多様性 is the more abstract, academic noun for diversity.
バラエティ
多様性 is the formal, analytical term for diversity, while バラエティ is the everyday loanword used for variety in casual contexts.
バリエーション
多様性 is an abstract term for diversity as a quality, while バリエーション points to the concrete individual variants themselves.

Opposites

均きん一いつN1
均一 means 'uniformity, sameness', the opposite of 多様性's sense of having many different types.
画かく一いつ
画一 refers to standardization or making things all the same, contrasting with 多様性's idea of variety.

Don't confuse with

多た様よう化かN1
多様性 is the static noun for 'diversity' as a quality or state, while 多様化 is the dynamic noun/verb for the process of 'becoming diverse'.

Word family

Built from

多た様よう+性せい

Etymology

Compound of 多様 (tayō, 'diverse') + 性 (-sei, '-ness, -ity'), a common pattern for forming abstract nouns from adjectives.

生せい

物ぶつ

学がく

的てき

多た

様よう

性せい

biological diversity; biodiversity