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How to say 'Fair' in Japanese | 公平

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The Japanese word for Fair is 'Kouhei', written as 公平 in Japanese.'Fair' in hiragana is こうへい.

    word

    公平

    Meaning

    Fair

    Reading

    こうへい

    kouhei

    Kanji

    公Public 平Flat

    Explanation

    The Japanese adjectival noun '公平 (こうへい)' means 'fair' or 'impartial'. It is used to describe situations, decisions, or actions that are just, unbiased, and equitable. This term is often used in contexts involving judgment, treatment, or distribution of resources. For example: The teacher was fair to all students「先生は全ての生徒に公平だった」(せんせいはすべてのせいとにこうへいだった). A fair distribution of resources is important「資源の公平な分配が重要だ」(しげんのこうへいなぶんぱいがじゅうようだ). The word can also be used to describe a person's character, as in '彼は公平な人だ (かれはこうへいなひとだ) (He is a fair person).'

    Part Of Speech

    adjectival noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    3

    Frequency

    3455

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 公平

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    公

    Meaning

    Public

  • kanji

    平

    Meaning

    Flat

Words Related to 公平 Through the Kanji 公

These 12 Words contain the Kanji 公 as well.

  • word

    公

    Meaning

    Duke

  • word

    公開

    Meaning

    Release

  • word

    公共

    Meaning

    Public

  • word

    公園

    Meaning

    Park

  • word

    公式

    Meaning

    Official

  • word

    公務員

    Meaning

    Civil servant

  • word

    公的

    Meaning

    Public, Official

  • word

    公務

    Meaning

    Official duty

  • word

    公正

    Meaning

    Fairness, Justice

  • word

    公衆

    Meaning

    Public

  • word

    公表

    Meaning

    Announcement

  • word

    不公平

    Meaning

    Unfair

Words Related to 公平 Through the Kanji 平

These 20 Words contain the Kanji 平 as well.

  • word

    平仮名

    Meaning

    Hiragana

  • word

    平和

    Meaning

    Peace

  • word

    平成

    Meaning

    Heisei

  • word

    水平

    Meaning

    Horizontal, Level

  • word

    水平線

    Meaning

    Horizon

  • word

    平

    Meaning

    Flat

  • word

    平面

    Meaning

    Plane

  • word

    平気

    Meaning

    Fine, Unfazed

  • word

    平行

    Meaning

    Parallel

  • word

    不平

    Meaning

    Complaint

  • word

    地平線

    Meaning

    Horizon

  • word

    平野

    Meaning

    Plain

  • word

    平たい

    Meaning

    Flat

  • word

    平方

    Meaning

    Square

  • word

    平日

    Meaning

    Weekday

  • word

    平均

    Meaning

    Average

  • word

    平等

    Meaning

    Equality

  • word

    不平等

    Meaning

    Inequality

  • word

    不公平

    Meaning

    Unfair

  • word

    平凡

    Meaning

    Ordinary

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