人生観(じんせいかん)

じんせいかん
noun
view of life; philosophy of life
1. view of life; philosophy of life; outlook on life
One's fundamental beliefs and attitudes about life, its meaning, and how it should be lived. A person's overall perspective on what matters in life.
人生観(じんせいかん)が変(か)わった。
My view of life changed.
旅(たび)は人生観(じんせいかん)を広(ひろ)げてくれる。
Travel broadens your outlook on life.
大(おお)きな病気(びょうき)を経験(けいけん)して、彼(かれ)の人生観(じんせいかん)は大(おお)きく変(か)わったという。
They say his outlook on life changed greatly after experiencing a serious illness.

A compound of 人生(じんせい) (life, human life) + 観(かん) (view, outlook). The suffix ～観(かん) is productive and creates many similar compound nouns.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 人生観(じんせいかん)が変(か)わる: one's outlook on life changes
  • 人生観(じんせいかん)を持(も)つ: to have an outlook on life
  • 人生観(じんせいかん)に影響(えいきょう)する: to influence one's view of life

RELATED ～観(かん) COMPOUNDS:

  • 世界観(せかいかん): worldview
  • 価値観(かちかん): values, sense of values
  • 死生観(しせいかん): view of life and death
  • 恋愛観(れんあいかん): view of romance/love
  • 仕事観(しごとかん): view of work

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 価値観(かちかん): values — what one considers important, not necessarily about life as a whole
  • 世界観(せかいかん): worldview — broader, encompassing how one sees the world and reality
  • 人生観(じんせいかん): specifically about one's philosophy of how to live
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