1.
equal, even, uniform
Being equal or uniform in distribution, amount, or quality. No part is favored over another.
均等に分ける。
To divide equally.
利益を均等に配る。
To distribute profits equally.
男女雇用機会均等法。
Equal Employment Opportunity Act (for men and women).
Formal/legal term
ケーキを三人で均等に切った。
We cut the cake into three equal pieces.
均等 describes a state where things are evenly distributed, equal in share, or uniform in measure. It emphasizes that no part receives more or less than another, and is used in both everyday situations like splitting a bill and formal contexts like employment law.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 均等に分ける (to divide equally)
- 均等に配分する (to distribute equally)
- 均等に並べる (to arrange evenly)
- 均等に負担する (to share the burden equally)
- 機会均等 (equal opportunity)
COMMON COMPOUNDS:
- 男女雇用機会均等法 (Equal Employment Opportunity Act)
- 均等割り (equal split)
USAGE:
- Often used adverbially with に: 均等に
- Common in legal, business, and everyday contexts
- Contrast with 平等, which focuses on fairness and equal rights rather than mathematical evenness