1.
fairness; impartiality
The quality of treating everyone equally without favoritism or bias.
公平性 is an abstract noun meaning the quality of being fair or impartial, formed from 公平 (fair) + 性 (nature/quality).
WORD FORMATION:
The suffix 〜性 creates abstract nouns from adjectives: 重要 → 重要性 (importance), 安全 → 安全性 (safety).
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 公平性を確保する: to ensure fairness
- 公平性を保つ: to maintain fairness
- 公平性に欠ける: to lack fairness
- 公平性が問われる: fairness is questioned
USAGE:
Common in formal contexts like legal proceedings, hiring processes, and policy discussions. The simpler 公平 (na-adjective) is used for direct descriptions: 公平な判断 (a fair judgment).