Chinese edit

not; no
trad. (不公平) 公平
simp. #(不公平) 公平

Pronunciation edit


Adjective edit

不公平

  1. unjust, unfair

Noun edit

不公平

  1. injustice, unfairness

Japanese edit

Kanji in this term

Grade: 4
こう
Grade: 2
へい
Grade: 3
on’yomi

Etymology edit

() (fu-, un-; in-; non-) + (こう)(へい) (kōhei, just; fair)

Pronunciation edit

  • (Tokyo) ーへー [fùkóꜜòhèè] (Nakadaka – [2])
  • IPA(key): [ɸɯ̟̊ᵝko̞ːhe̞ː]

Adjective edit

()(こう)(へい) (fukōhei-na (adnominal ()(こう)(へい) (fukōhei na), adverbial ()(こう)(へい) (fukōhei ni))

  1. unjust; unfair
    • 1988 July 30 [1983 December 25], Fujiko F. Fujio, “()(らい)ドロボウ (()(らい)ドロボウ)”, in ひとりぼっちの宇宙戦争 [The One-Man Cosmic War] (藤子不二雄少年SF短編集; 1), 16th edition, volume 1 (fiction), Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN, page 118:
      (わか)いということは(そう)(ぞう)()(じょう)にすばらしい、すばらしすぎるんだ‼()(かい)(じゅう)(とみ)をもってきてもつりあわないだろう。ようするにこの()()きは()(こう)(へい)だった。
      Wakai to iu koto wa sōzō ijō ni subarashii, subarashisugiru n da‼ Sekaijū no tomi o motte kite mo tsuriawanai darō. Yōsuru ni kono torihiki wa fukōhei datta.
      I could never have imagined how wonderful it would be to be young again, so wonderful it turned out to be‼ It is worth more than all the fortunes of the world. Which means this deal was never fair.

Inflection edit

Noun edit

()(こう)(へい) (fukōhei

  1. injustice; unfairness