Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 悲観(ひかん) in Japanese

悲観
JLPT 1
Kana Reading
ひかん
Romaji
hikan
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    pessimism; disappointment
    Example sentence
    悲観主義は、向上すること信じないのだ Pessimism believes in no improvement.

Examples of 悲観, ひかん in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 3

12 strokes

grieve, sad, deplore, regret

On'Yomi: ヒ

Kun'Yomi: かな.しい, かな.しむ

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JLPT 3

18 strokes

outlook, look, appearance, condition, view

On'Yomi: カン

Kun'Yomi: み.る, しめ.す

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