平等

• 読み: びょうどう
• ローマ字: byoudou
• 漢字の分解: 平 (byou) — flat, level, peaceful; 等 (dou) — equal, class, rank
• 発音: /bʲoː.doː/

意味

Equality; impartiality; evenness. The state of being equal in status, rights, or opportunities.

A noun and na-adjective used to express fairness and equal treatment. 平等 is central to discussions of social justice and human rights in Japanese. It takes な before nouns (平等な社会). Common collocations include 男女平等 (gender equality), 平等に扱う (to treat equally), and 平等な権利 (equal rights).

例文

1. すべての人は平等に扱われるべきだ。
2. 男女平等は大切なテーマです。
3. 平等な社会をつくるために何ができるか考えよう。

使い方ガイド

場面: social issues, law, education

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Composed of 平 (flat, level, peaceful) and 等 (equal, class, rank). Together they mean level and equal — equality.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal