Languages › Japanese Learn the Japanese Word Kouhei Share Flipboard Email Print Dan Kitwood/Getty Images News Japanese Essential Japanese Vocabulary History & Culture Japanese Grammar By Namiko Abe Japanese Language Expert B.A., Kwansei Gakuin University Namiko Abe is a Japanese language teacher and translator, as well as a Japanese calligraphy expert. She has been a freelance writer for nearly 20 years. our editorial process Namiko Abe Updated February 28, 2019 The Japanese word kouhei, pronounced "koh-huay", means fairness, impartiality, justice, or equity. Japanese Characters 公平 （こうへい） Example Sensei wa bokutachi no iibun o kouhei ni kiitekureta.先生は僕たちの言い分を公平に聞いてくれた。 Translation: The teacher gave us a fair hearing. Antonym Fukouhei （不公平） Cite this Article Format mla apa chicago Your Citation Abe, Namiko. "Learn the Japanese Word Kouhei." ThoughtCo, Feb. 16, 2021, thoughtco.com/kouhei-meaning-and-characters-2028552. Abe, Namiko. (2021, February 16). Learn the Japanese Word Kouhei. Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/kouhei-meaning-and-characters-2028552 Abe, Namiko. "Learn the Japanese Word Kouhei." ThoughtCo. https://www.thoughtco.com/kouhei-meaning-and-characters-2028552 (accessed March 1, 2021). copy citation