Vocabulary

What does 偏見 (へんけん, henken) mean?

偏見 (へんけん, henken) means prejudice, bias.

Quick facts
Readingへんけん
Romajihenken
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
へんけん
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonhenken

prejudice, bias

  1. 1noun prejudice; bias; distorted view

Example sentences

  • He looks at things without prejudice.

  • Prejudice against race should be eliminated.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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