How to say "openness" in Japanese

• 公明こうめいCommon
  noun, na-adjectiveCovers openness as fairness and impartiality: conduct that is aboveboard and free of favoritism. Typical of official decisions, administration, or personnel matters where even-handedness matters.
• 風通しかぜとおしCommon
  nounOpenness in the sense of free-flowing communication within an organization: an environment where information and opinions move easily. Used of workplace or institutional climates where people can speak up.
• ガラス張りガラスばりCommon
  no-adjectiveOpenness as transparency and lack of secrecy: decisions and processes kept visible to outside scrutiny. Typical of talk about government, corporate management, or other bodies whose workings should be open to view.

Choose 公明 for openness as fairness and impartiality in official conduct, 「風通し」 for openness as free-flowing communication within an organization, and 「ガラス張り」 for openness as transparency open to outside scrutiny.

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• 公明こうめいfairness
• 開放性かいほうせいopenness
• オープン性オープンせいopenness
• 風通しかぜとおしcommunication (within an organisation)
• ガラス張りガラスばりtransparency
• 裸はだかconcealing nothing