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偏見 (へんけん, henken) Japanese meaning: prejudice | Kotomora
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He has a prejudice against foreigners.
To eliminate prejudice, it is important to first get to know the other person.
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 に 対たい する 偏へん 見けん prejudice against someone
He holds a prejudice against foreigners.
偏へん 見けん を 持も つ to hold a prejudice
She tries not to hold prejudices against others.
偏へん 見けん を 捨す てる to discard one's prejudice
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
She always views immigrants with prejudiced eyes.
Kanji 偏 partial, side, left-side radical Related words· 8 先入観 is a preconception formed beforehand that can be neutral, while 偏見 usually implies an unfair, negative bias against someone.
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 is a more neutral, technical loanword used in statistics or psychology, while 偏見 carries a stronger negative, moral connotation.
偏向 describes a slant or leaning, often in media or politics, whereas 偏見 refers to a personal prejudiced attitude toward people.
Show 4 more 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.
偏見 refers specifically to a prejudiced opinion about people or ideas, whereas 偏り covers any uneven distribution, including purely statistical or physical ones.
偏見 specifically means prejudice or bias with negative connotation, whereas ステレオタイプ can be neutral or negative.
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.
Don't confuse with 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.
Written forms 偏へん 見けん Usage 100%
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency in news and general use.
ヘンケン Usage <1%
Etymology Compound of 偏 (へん, 'biased, leaning to one side') and 見 (けん, 'view, perspective'). The combination conveys a one-sided, distorted view.
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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.
