包 容 力(ほうようりょく)

ほうようりょく

noun

capacity to embrace; broad-mindedness; magnanimity

1. capacity to embrace; magnanimity; broad-mindedness; tolerance

The ability to accept and embrace others with warmth, including their faults and differences. Often used to describe an admirable quality in people, especially in romantic contexts or leadership.

彼(かれ)は包容力(ほうようりょく)がある。

He has a generous, accepting nature.

包容力(ほうようりょく)のある人(ひと)が好(す)きだ。

I like people who are warm and accepting.

リーダーには技術(ぎじゅつ)だけでなく、チームを受(う)け止(と)める包容力(ほうようりょく)も必要(ひつよう)だ。

A leader needs not just technical skill but also the magnanimity to embrace the team.

A compound of 包容(ほうよう) (embrace, encompass) and 力(りょく) (power, capacity). Commonly appears in surveys about desirable qualities in a partner, where 包容力(ほうようりょく) consistently ranks highly.

Usage

Often used in the pattern 包容力(ほうようりょく)がある/ない to describe someone who does or doesn't have this quality. Particularly common in romantic contexts and personality descriptions.

Common collocations

包容力(ほうようりょく)がある人(ひと) — a person with generosity of spirit
包容力(ほうようりょく)のある上司(じょうし) — a tolerant boss
包容力(ほうようりょく)に欠(か)ける — to lack magnanimity

Similar words

寛容(かんよう) — tolerance, leniency (more about forgiving faults)
器(うつわ)が大(おお)きい — to be magnanimous (idiomatic, lit. "big vessel")
懐(ふところ)が深(ふか)い — broad-minded (idiomatic, lit. "deep bosom")

Related Words

Compare: 寛容(かんよう) (tolerance, leniency)

Compare: 器(うつわ)が大(おお)きい (to be magnanimous)

Compare: 懐(ふところ)が深(ふか)い (broad-minded)

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Added 2026.3.29 0:12 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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