私見(しけん)

しけん
noun
one's personal opinion; one's own view
formalcommunicationcognition
1. personal opinion; private view
One's own view, offered as distinct from an official position or established fact. Used to signal modestly that what follows is only the speaker's take.
私見(しけん)を述(の)べます。
I will give my personal view.
あくまで私見(しけん)ですが、反対(はんたい)です。
This is only my personal opinion, but I'm against it.
以下(いか)は会社(かいしゃ)の見解(けんかい)ではなく、筆者(ひっしゃ)の私見(しけん)である。
What follows is not the company's position but the author's personal opinion.

Composed of 私(し) (private, personal) + 見(けん) (view). Formal and written; in speech it appears mainly in meetings, lectures, and interviews as a hedge before stating an opinion.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 意見(いけん): opinion — the ordinary neutral word, with no hedge built in
  • 見解(けんかい): view, position — usually an official or considered stance, often institutional
  • 所感(しょかん): impressions, thoughts — a reflective response to an experience rather than a position on an issue

Related Words

Compare: 意見(いけん) (opinion)
Compare: 見解(けんかい) (view, position)
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