How to say "bias" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- 偏見へんけんnounBias in the sense of prejudice: an unfair, distorted view of people or groups, formed without fair examination. Use it for prejudice against a person, group, or idea.
- 僻みひがみnounBias as a warped, resentful outlook — a twisted way of seeing things that shades into jealousy. For neutral or technical 'bias' it is seldom the word you want.
- 偏りかたよりnounBias as skew or imbalance: unevenness in a distribution, sample, or set of figures, so it suits statistical and technical contexts. It names the uneven state itself rather than a prejudiced attitude.
- 傾きかたむきnounReally a tilt or a tendency: it covers 'bias' only as a leaning of opinion or a cast of mind, and for most senses of 'bias' it is not the word you want.
Use 偏見 for bias as prejudice against people or groups, 「僻み」 for a warped, resentful outlook, 「偏り」 for statistical or distributional skew, and 「傾き」 mainly for tendency or tilt rather than bias.
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