自然観(しぜんかん)

しぜんかん
noun
view of nature; outlook on nature
abstract
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)の自然観(しぜんかん)は独特(どくとく)だ。
The Japanese view of nature is distinctive.
東西(とうざい)で自然観(しぜんかん)が大(おお)きく異(こと)なる。
Views of nature differ greatly between East and West.
古代(こだい)の宗教(しゅうきょう)は、その時代(じだい)の人々(ひとびと)の自然観(しぜんかん)を色濃(いろこ)く反映(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) + 観(かん) (view, outlook). Names a person's or culture's fundamental way of understanding the natural world. The suffix 観(かん) attaches to nouns to form 'view of ~' words.

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Related: 人生観(じんせいかん) (view of life)
Related: 世界観(せかいかん) (worldview)
Related: 価値観(かちかん) (sense of values)
Related: 宇宙観(うちゅうかん) (view of the universe)
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Added 2026.7.15 3:20 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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