Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
せん
Grade: 1
にゅう
Grade: 1
かん
Grade: 4
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
先入觀 (kyūjitai)

Noun edit

(せん)(にゅう)(かん) (sennyūkan

  1. a preconception; a preconceived idea; a prejudice
    (かれ)ユダヤ(じん)(たい)して()鹿()げた(せん)(にゅう)(かん)()っているようだ。
    Kare wa yudaya jin ni taishite bakageta sennyūkan o motte iru yō da.
    He seems to have foolish preconceptions about the Jews.

References edit

  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.