How to say "tolerant" in Japanese

• 寛大かんだいCommon
  na-adjective, nounTolerant in the sense of lenient, forgiving, and generous in judgment; a common word for a tolerant attitude toward people's faults, mistakes, or differing views. Also renders 'generous' and 'broad-minded'.
  寛大かんだいに人ひとを許ゆるすように努つとめなさい。↗

  Try to be generous and forgive.
• 器の大きいうつわのおおきい
  expression, i-adjectiveLiterally 'with a big vessel': describes a big-hearted, flexible person of great capacity — 'tolerant' as a character trait. Less common than 寛大; the の form is the one used before a noun.
• 器が大きいうつわがおおきい
  expression, i-adjectiveThe same expression as 器の大きい with the particle が: 'tolerant' as a big-hearted, magnanimous character. This is the form used in the predicate; like 器の大きい, it is less common than 寛大.

Choose 寛大 for tolerant meaning lenient, forgiving, or generous in judgment; 「器の大きい」 and 「器が大きい」 are the same less common expression, describing a big-hearted, magnanimous person, differing only in the particle.

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• 寛大かんだいtolerant
• 器の大きいうつわのおおきいtolerant
• 器が大きいうつわがおおきいtolerant