(しぜんかん)

しぜんかん
noun
view of nature; outlook on nature
1. view of nature; way of seeing the natural world
A person's or culture's fundamental way of understanding nature and humanity's relationship to it. Used in discussions of philosophy, religion, art, and cultural comparison.
日本人(にほんじん)自然観(しぜんかん)独特(どくとく)だ。
The Japanese view of nature is distinctive.
東西(とうざい)自然観(しぜんかん)(おお)きく(こと)なる。
Views of nature differ greatly between East and West.
古代(こだい)宗教(しゅうきょう)は、その時代(じだい)人々(ひとびと)自然観(しぜんかん)色濃(いろこ)反映(はんえい)している。
Ancient religions strongly reflect the view of nature held by the people of that era.

Composed of 自然(しぜん) (nature) + (かん) (view, outlook). Names a person's or culture's fundamental way of understanding the natural world. The suffix (かん) attaches to nouns to form 'view of ~' words.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 日本人(にほんじん)自然観(しぜんかん): the Japanese view of nature
  • 自然観(しぜんかん)(こと)なる: for views of nature to differ
  • 独特(どくとく)自然観(しぜんかん): a distinctive outlook on nature

RELATED ~(かん) WORDS:

  • 人生観(じんせいかん): view of life; outlook on life
  • 世界観(せかいかん): worldview
  • 価値観(かちかん): sense of values