1.
inequality, unfairness, unequal treatment
A state where things are not equal or fair. Used for social, economic, or legal inequalities.
それは不平等だ。
That is unfair.
男女の不平等をなくすべきだ。
We should eliminate gender inequality.
幕末に日本は不平等条約を結ばされ、改正に長年苦労した。
At the end of the Edo period, Japan was forced into unequal treaties and struggled for years to revise them.
WORD FORMATION:
不 (not) + 平等 (equality, equal). The antonym is 平等.
HISTORICAL:
不平等条約 (unequal treaties) is a key term in Japanese history, referring to the disadvantageous treaties forced on Japan by Western powers in the late Edo period.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 不平等条約: unequal treaty
- 経済的不平等: economic inequality
- 不平等な扱い: unequal treatment
Related Words
Antonym:
平等