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格差社会 (かくさしゃかい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun
disparate society ; stratified society
Refers to a society with large and entrenched economic or social inequalities. Often used in discussions of social problems, policy, and class divisions.
日本にほん
の
格かく
差さ
社しゃ
会かい
の
実じっ
態たい
を
詳くわ
しく
分ぶん
析せき
し
て
いる
。
This book analyzes in detail the reality of Japan's disparate society.
Kanji 差 distinction, difference, variation Similar words 格かく 差さ 格差 means 'gap' or 'disparity' in general, while 格差社会 specifically refers to a society characterized by such gaps.
不ふ 平びょう 等どう 不平等 is a broader term for 'inequality' or 'unfairness', not limited to societal structure.
Etymology Compound of 格差 (kakusa, 'gap, disparity') and 社会 (shakai, 'society'). The term became common in Japanese public discourse from the late 1990s onward.
