Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 先入観(せんにゅうかん) in Japanese

先入観
Kana Reading
せんにゅうかん
Romaji
sennyūkan
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    preconception; prejudice; preoccupation; preconceived notion
    Example sentence
    そういうの、先入観っていうんだよっ！体験したこと無いのに、決め付けるのはよくないっ！ That's what they call 'prejudice'! It's wrong to make your mind up on something you've never experienced!

Examples of 先入観, せんにゅうかん in a sentence

Kanji in this word

観 JLPT 3

18 strokes

outlook, look, appearance, condition, view

On'Yomi: カン

Kun'Yomi: み.る, しめ.す

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先 JLPT 5

6 strokes

before, ahead, previous, future, precedence

On'Yomi: セン

Kun'Yomi: さき, ま.ず

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入 JLPT 5

2 strokes

enter, insert

On'Yomi: ニュウ, ジュ

Kun'Yomi: い.る, -い.る, -い.り, い.れる, -い.れ, はい.る

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