先入観(せんにゅうかん)

せんにゅうかん
noun
preconception; prejudice; preconceived notion
1. preconception; preconceived notion
An opinion or idea formed beforehand without adequate evidence or experience.
先入観(せんにゅうかん)を捨(す)てて話(はな)を聞(き)こう。
Let's listen without preconceptions.
先入観(せんにゅうかん)にとらわれないようにする。
To try not to be bound by preconceptions.
先入観(せんにゅうかん)があると正(ただ)しい判断(はんだん)ができない。
You can't make correct judgments if you have preconceptions.

Forms

先入(せんにゅう) (entering first) + 観(かん) (view) → view that enters first = preconception

Common expressions

  • 先入観(せんにゅうかん)を持(も)つ - to have preconceptions
  • 先入観(せんにゅうかん)を捨(す)てる - to discard preconceptions
  • 先入観(せんにゅうかん)にとらわれる - to be bound by preconceptions
  • 先入観(せんにゅうかん)なしに - without preconceptions

Related words

Related Words

Related: 偏見(へんけん) (prejudice)
Synonym: 思(おも)い込(こ)み (assumption, conviction)
Related: 固定観念(こていかんねん) (fixed idea, stereotype)
Related: 既成概念(きせいがいねん) (established concept)
Compare: 偏向(へんこう) (bias)
Compare: 食(た)べず嫌(ぎら)い (disliking something without trying it)
Compare: ステレオタイプ (stereotype)
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Added 2026.1.19 13:10 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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