寛 容(かんよう)

かんよう

noun, na-adjective

tolerance, generosity

formaldescriptive

See also: 慣用(かんよう) (idiomatic (慣用))

1. tolerance, broad-mindedness, generosity

The quality of being open-minded and accepting of differences, mistakes, or opposing views without being judgmental.

寛容(かんよう)な態度(たいど)で接(せっ)する。

To treat someone with a tolerant attitude.

異(こと)なる文化(ぶんか)に対(たい)して寛容(かんよう)であるべきだ。

We should be tolerant of different cultures.

社会(しゃかい)の寛容(かんよう)さが失(うしな)われつつあると感(かん)じることがある。

I sometimes feel that society's tolerance is being lost.

Forms

寛(かん) (broad, lenient) + 容(よう) (accept, contain) = broad acceptance.

Common patterns

As a na-adjective: 寛容(かんよう)な人(ひと) (a tolerant person), 寛容(かんよう)な社会(しゃかい) (a tolerant society). As a noun: 寛容(かんよう)さ (tolerance, with the さ suffix).

Common collocations

寛容(かんよう)な心(こころ): a tolerant heart/mind
寛容(かんよう)な態度(たいど): a tolerant attitude
寛容(かんよう)さを持(も)つ: to have tolerance
〜に対(たい)して寛容(かんよう): tolerant toward ~

Similar words

寛大(かんだい) (generous, magnanimous) is close in meaning but emphasizes generosity in judgment or punishment, while 寛容(かんよう) emphasizes accepting differences and being open-minded.

Related Words

Compare: 寛大(かんだい) (generous, magnanimous)

Compare: 包容力(ほうようりょく) (capacity to embrace)

Compare: 度量(どりょう) (magnanimity)

Antonym: 狭量(きょうりょう) (narrow-minded)

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Added 2026.2.11 18:22 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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