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等価交換 (toukakoukan) Japanese meaning: fair exchange | Kotomora

等とう価か交こう換かん

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Meanings

1

fair exchange; equivalent exchange; exchange of equal value

Refers to exchanging things of equal worth, often used in economic, legal, or philosophical contexts. Can imply a balanced trade-off.

等とう価か交こう換かんの原げん則そくに従したがって、両りょう者しゃは土と地ちを

交こう

換かん

し

た

。

Following the principle of equivalent exchange, the two parties exchanged land.

この取とり引ひきは等とう価か交こう換かんとは言いえない。

This transaction cannot be called a fair exchange.

Kanji

等etc., and so forth, class (first)
価value, price
交mingle, mixing, association
換interchange, period, change

Related words

交こう換かん
交換 is a general term for exchange, while 等価交換 specifically emphasizes equal value.
等とう価か
等価 means 'equal value' and is often used as a modifier; 等価交換 is the act of exchanging based on that equality.

Built from

等とう価か+交こう換かん

Etymology

Compound of 等価 (equal value) and 交換 (exchange). The term is a straightforward combination of its components.