平等|びょうどうbyoudou[0]heiban (flat)

1. na-adjective, no-adjectiveequality; impartiality; evenness
   すべての人間にんげんが平等びょうどうに創つくられているわけではない。↗

   Not all men are created equal.

• Synonym公平こうへいNeutralAbout handling matters without bias; the stress is on the decider's fair attitude, while 「平等」 stresses that the parties themselves face no differences.
• Synonym公正こうせいNeutralFair and also just; often used of trials and elections, whereas 「平等」 is about people receiving the same treatment.
• SynonymフェアNeutralA loanword for being fair and aboveboard, as in fair competition; typical of games and business deals.
• SynonymイコールNeutralA loanword for 'equal to', stressing numerical equality or equivalence between things; 「平等」 is about rights and treatment.
• Synonym均等きんとうNeutralEvenness in distribution or amounts, as in 「機会均等」; the stress is on equal quantities.
• Related公明正大こうめいせいだいWrittenA four-character idiom in written, formal prose for open, upright conduct with no self-interest; describes how a person acts.
• Related同等どうとうNeutralBeing of the same degree or rank, as in 「同等の扱い」; the stress is on equal standing or level.
• Antonym不平等ふびょうどうNeutralThe direct antonym of 「平等」, meaning inequality, as in 「不平等条約」.
• Antonym差別さべつNeutralTreating people differently or discriminating against them; the opposite of everyone being 「平等」.
• Antonym格差かくさNeutralDisparities in income, status and the like, as in 「経済格差」; stands opposite to 「平等」.

Use 「平等」 for rights or treatment with no differences between people. For impartial judging or handling, say 「公平」 or 「公正」; for even shares or distribution, 「均等」; for the same rank, 「同等」. 「差別」 and 「格差」 are its opposites.

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1. 全すべての事物じぶつが差別さべつなく同おなじ基準きじゅんでとらえられること。すべてを一様いちように扱あつかうこと。同おなじ数量すうりょうであること。
2. 真理しんりの立場たちばから見みれば物事ものごとが全すべて同一どういつの在り方ありかたであること。