Japanese word

格差

Pronunciation

Romajikakusa

Meaning

  • noungap

Example

教育の格差が広がっています。kyō iku no kaku sa ga hiro ga tte i ma su

The education gap is widening.

Illustration for 格差 (gap)

More examples

所得の格差が社会の分断を深めるおそれがあります。sho toku no kaku sa ga sha kai no bun dan o fuka me ru o so re ga a ri ma su

Income disparities may deepen divisions in society.

Core concept

Describes a measurable difference between people, groups, or levels, often with the sense that the difference creates unequal conditions.

Common phrases

  • 格差を是正するkaku sa o ze sei su ru

    correct the disparity

  • 格差を縮めるkaku sa o chiji me ru

    narrow the gap

  • 格差をなくすkaku sa o na ku su

    eliminate the disparity

  • 格差の是正kaku sa no ze sei

    correction of the disparity

Similar words

差sa: A difference in amount, level, or condition between people or groups.
開きhiraki: A difference in amount, level, or quality between things that does not imply social inequality.
不平等fubyōdō: A condition in which people or groups do not have equal rights or opportunities.

Definition in Japanese

人や集団などの間にある程度や水準の隔たり。hito ya shū dan na do no aida ni a ru tei do ya sui jun no heda ta ri

Word origin

格差 (kakusa) combines 格 (kaku, "rank" or "standard") and 差 (sa, "difference"), forming a Sino-Japanese compound for a difference in level or status.

Usage tips

  • In Japanese public discussion, 格差 (kakusa) often suggests an unequal gap, so it commonly appears in discussions of income, education, and social opportunity.

Other meanings

  • disparitynoun

Opposites

  • 平等byōdōequalityna-adjective
  • 均等kintōequal distributionna-adjective

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