人生観(じんせいかん)

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 words

• 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