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偏狭 (henkyou) Japanese meaning: narrow-minded | Kotomora
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方かた
に
は
もう
我が
慢まん
でき
ない
。
I can no longer tolerate his narrow-minded way of thinking.
A narrow-minded attitude won't work in the international community.
Usage patterns 偏へん 狭きょう な 〈 人ひと 〉 a narrow-minded, intolerant person
He is a narrow-minded person who won't listen to others' opinions at all.
偏へん 狭きょう な 考かんが え 方かた a narrow-minded way of thinking
偏へん 狭きょう になる to become narrow-minded or intolerant
As he got older, he became more narrow-minded.
Kanji 偏 partial, side, left-side radical 狭 cramped, narrow, contract Related words 狭量 emphasizes a lack of generosity or magnanimity, while 偏狭 stresses prejudice and refusal to accept differing views.
頑固 describes stubbornness or unwillingness to change one's mind, whereas 偏狭 describes a biased, intolerant outlook toward others' ideas.
排他的 focuses on excluding outsiders or other groups, while 偏狭 focuses on a closed, intolerant mindset in general.
Written forms 偏へん 狭きょう Usage 100%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
褊へん 狭きょう
Rare variant using the non-jōyō kanji 褊; learners should use 偏狭.
Etymology Formed from 偏 (へん, 'biased, partial') and 狭 (きょう, 'narrow'). The combination conveys a narrow, prejudiced mindset.
With such a narrow-minded way of thinking, you can't understand diverse cultures.
