How to say "diversity" in Japanese

• 多様性たようせいCommon
  nounThe default word for diversity in the sense of a range of people, cultures, opinions, or things being varied and inclusive. Covers most uses of English 'diversity', from workplaces to ecosystems.
  現行げんこうの法律ほうりつは人種じんしゅの多様性たようせいを考慮こうりょしていない。↗

  Existing legislation does not take diversity of races into account.
• 多元たげんCommon
  no-adjectiveCovers diversity in the sense of pluralism, where multiple independent sources or viewpoints coexist. Best thought of as 'pluralism'; it is a marginal choice for everyday 'diversity'.
• 不同ふどうCommon
  na-adjective, no-adjectiveChiefly means difference, irregularity, or disorder among items. While one gloss lists 'diversity', it is seldom the word you want for that sense; use it when things are uneven or inconsistent.
• 多種多様たしゅたようCommon
  na-adjective, no-adjectiveA four-character idiom meaning 'of a great variety of kinds'. Use it to describe diversity as sheer variety — many different kinds of things gathered together, often predicatively or adverbially.
  その会合かいごうに集あつまった人ひとたちは多種たしゅ多様たようだった。↗

  A variety of people gathered at the meeting.
• 変化へんかJLPT N3approx.Common
  nounCovers diversity as variety or change within something — variation across states, patterns, or styles. Choose it when the emphasis is on things varying or changing rather than on a diverse mix.
  この辺へんの山々やまやまは変化へんかに富とんでいる。↗

  The mountains in this part of the country are full of variety.

Use 多様性 for diversity of people, cultures, or ideas; 多種多様 and 変化 for variety; 多元 for pluralism; 不同 is mainly about difference and disorder, rarely 'diversity'.

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• 多様性たようせいdiversity
• 多元たげんpluralism
• 不同ふどうdifference
• 多種多様たしゅたようa great variety of
• ダイバーシティdiversity
• 変化へんかvariety