先入観

Japanese

Kanji in this term
先 入 観
せん
Grade: 1 		にゅう
Grade: 1 		かん
Grade: 4
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
先入觀 (kyūjitai)

Noun

先(せん)入(にゅう)観(かん) • (sennyūkan) 

  1. a preconception; a preconceived idea; a prejudice
    彼(かれ)はユダヤ人(じん)に対(たい)して馬(ば)鹿(か)げた先(せん)入(にゅう)観(かん)を持(も)っているようだ。
    Kare wa yudaya jin ni taishite bakageta sennyūkan o motte iru yō da.
    He seems to have foolish preconceptions about the Jews.

References

  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
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