偏へん見けん

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

A fixed, often negative, preconceived opinion or attitude toward a person or group, not based on reason or actual experience.

〈人ひと〉に対たいする偏へん見けんprejudice against someone
彼かれは外がい国こく人じんに対たいする偏へん見けんを持もっている。
He holds a prejudice against foreigners.
偏へん見けんを持もつto hold a prejudice
彼かの女じょは他た人にんに偏へん見けんを持もたないように努つとめている。
She tries not to hold prejudices against others.
偏へん見けんを捨すてるto discard one's prejudice
彼かれはようやく偏へん見けんを捨すてることができた。
He was finally able to let go of his prejudice.
偏へん見けんの目めで〈人ひと〉を見みるto view someone with prejudiced eyes
彼かの女じょはいつも偏へん見けんの目めで移い民みんを見みている。
She always views immigrants with prejudiced eyes.

先せん入にゅう観かんN1
先入観 is a preconception formed beforehand that can be neutral, while 偏見 usually implies an unfair, negative bias against someone.
差さ別べつN3
偏見 is the biased attitude or belief itself, while 差別 refers to the discriminatory actions or treatment that such a belief can lead to.
バイアス
バイアス is a more neutral, technical loanword used in statistics or psychology, while 偏見 carries a stronger negative, moral connotation.
偏へん向こう
偏向 describes a slant or leaning, often in media or politics, whereas 偏見 refers to a personal prejudiced attitude toward people.

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食くわず嫌ぎらいN1
偏見 is a general word for prejudice or bias of any kind, whereas 食わず嫌い narrows this to rejecting something specifically because you never gave it a chance.
偏かたより
偏見 refers specifically to a prejudiced opinion about people or ideas, whereas 偏り covers any uneven distribution, including purely statistical or physical ones.
ステレオタイプ
偏見 specifically means prejudice or bias with negative connotation, whereas ステレオタイプ can be neutral or negative.
思おもい込こみ
偏見 is a biased view often tied to prejudice against people or groups, while 思い込み is a personal misconception that can be about anything.

虚きょ心しん
虚心 describes an open, unbiased attitude, while 偏見 means a prejudice or bias that clouds judgment.

偏かたよるN2
偏見 is a noun meaning 'prejudice' or 'bias', whereas 偏る is the verb describing the act or state of being biased, so they are easily mixed up despite sharing 偏.
散さん見けん
散見 and 偏見 both end in the kanji 見 and look similar to learners, but 散見 means 'seen here and there' while 偏見 means 'prejudice or bias'.
偏へん向こう
偏見 refers to a prejudiced personal belief or attitude, while 偏向 refers to a slant or leaning, often in reporting or systems, not necessarily a personal prejudice.
偏へん重ちょう
偏見 means 'prejudice' or 'bias in judgment', while 偏重 means giving disproportionate weight or importance to something; they share the kanji 偏 but differ in meaning.

偏へん見けんUsage100%
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency in news and general use.
ヘンケンUsage<1%

Compound of 偏 (へん, 'biased, leaning to one side') and 見 (けん, 'view, perspective'). The combination conveys a one-sided, distorted view.