通念
Meanings
1
common idea; generally accepted notion
Refers to a widely held belief or understanding in society, often used in formal or analytical contexts.
According to the common idea of the time, women were expected to stay at home.
That generally accepted notion has been overturned by recent research.
Usage patterns
- 〈事〉という通念があるthere is a common belief that ~
There is a common belief that men should be strong.
- 通念にとらわれるto be bound by conventional thinking
Let's try a new approach without being bound by old conventional ideas.
- 通念を覆すto overturn a widely held belief
This research finding overturned the conventional belief.
- 通念に反するto go against common belief
The behavior was criticized as going against common social belief.
Expressions
- 世間一般の通念conventional wisdom; commonly accepted idea