How to say "parity" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- 等価とうかno-adjectiveThe general word for parity as equal value or equivalence: two things worth the same or interchangeable in a given respect. Fits abstract statements of equality rather than financial par.
- 平価へいかnounThe economics term for parity as par: equality between currencies or a price level taken as the baseline. Use it in monetary and financial contexts, not for equivalence in general.
- nounThe loanword 'par': face value or a level footing with something else. Natural in financial talk of buying and selling at face value, but as a rendering of 'parity' it is narrower than 等価.
Choose 等価 for parity as equal value or equivalence in general use, 平価 for the economic sense of par between currencies or prices, and 「パー」 for the loanword 'par' of face value.
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