偏見(へんけん)

へんけん
noun
prejudice; bias; preconceived notion
1. prejudice; bias; preconceived notion
An unfair, preconceived opinion not based on reason or experience. A one-sided view formed without consideration of all facts.
偏見(へんけん)を持(も)たずに判断(はんだん)する。
Judge without prejudice.
人種(じんしゅ)に対(たい)する偏見(へんけん)をなくす。
Eliminate racial prejudice.
偏見(へんけん)の目(め)で見(み)られた。
I was looked at with prejudiced eyes.

偏見(へんけん) combines 偏(へん) (biased, one-sided) and 見(けん) (view).

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 偏見(へんけん)を持(も)つ: to have prejudice
  • 偏見(へんけん)をなくす: to eliminate prejudice
  • 偏見(へんけん)の目(め)で見(み)る: to look at with prejudiced eyes
  • 偏見(へんけん)に満(み)ちた: full of prejudice

CONTRAST:

  • 先入観(せんにゅうかん): preconception (more neutral)
  • 差別(さべつ): discrimination (action, not just attitude)
  • 固定観念(こていかんねん): fixed idea, stereotype
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Added 2026.1.17 6:25 · Revised 2026.1.19 21:17
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