noun
Basic Act for Gender Equal Society
Official name of a Japanese law enacted in 1999 to promote gender equality. Used in legal, political, and administrative contexts.
男女共同参画社会基本法は、1999年に施行された。
The Basic Act for Gender Equal Society came into effect in 1999.
Compound of 男女 (danjo, 'men and women'), 共同 (kyōdō, 'joint'), 参画 (sankaku, 'participation'), 社会 (shakai, 'society'), 基本 (kihon, 'basic'), and 法 (hō, 'law'). The term is a modern legal coinage.