多様性

• 読み: たようせい
• ローマ字: tayōsei
• 漢字の分解: 多 (ta) — many; 様 (yō) — manner, kind, variety; 性 (sei) — nature, quality
• 発音: /tajoːseː/

意味

Diversity; variety; multiplicity. The quality of being varied and encompassing many different types or perspectives.

A noun formed from 多様 (diverse, varied) and the suffix 性 (nature, quality). In contemporary Japanese discourse, 多様性 frequently appears in discussions of gender, ethnicity, disability, and workplace inclusion — often as a direct influence of English 'diversity.' It can describe both biological diversity and sociocultural diversity.

例文

1. 職場における多様性を尊重する企業文化を育てることが重要だ。
2. 生物の多様性を守るため、湿地帯の保護が急務とされている。
3. 多様性を認め合う社会の実現には時間と努力が必要だ。

使い方ガイド

場面: social policy, corporate culture, ecology, education

トーン: positive

起源と歴史

Compound of 多様 (tayo) — various, diverse, from 多 (many) and 様 (manner, kind) — plus the nominalising suffix 性 (sei) — nature, quality. The compound reflects the Modern Japanese habit of forming abstract nouns with 性.

文化的背景

時代: Heisei–Reiwa

世代: All ages

社会的背景: General