偏見

• 読み: へんけん
• ローマ字: henken
• 漢字の分解: 偏 (hen) — biased, one-sided, partial; 見 (ken) — view, opinion, see
• 発音: /heɴ.keɴ/

意味

Prejudice; bias; preconceived notion. An unfair or unreasonable opinion formed without sufficient knowledge.

A noun describing an unfounded negative judgement toward a group or idea. A serious and frequently used word in social discourse. Common collocations include 偏見を持つ (henken wo motsu, to hold a prejudice), 偏見をなくす (henken wo nakusu, to eliminate prejudice), and 偏見に基づく (henken ni motozuku, based on prejudice). Often paired with 差別 (sabetsu, discrimination) in discussions of social justice.

例文

1. 外国人に対する偏見をなくすべきだ。
2. 偏見を持たずに相手の話を聞くことが大切だ。
3. メディアの報道が偏見を助長することもある。

使い方ガイド

場面: social issues, psychology, education, media

トーン: serious

起源と歴史

From Sino-Japanese: 偏 (hen, biased/one-sided/partial) + 見 (ken, view/opinion). Literally 'a one-sided view' — seeing things from only one angle.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal