主観|しゅかんshukan[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N1approx.Common
Definitions
  1. nounsubjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego
  2. nounone's personal opinion; one's own idea
    いろいろ考かんがえてみると私の主観しゅかんですが、プレゼントはどれだけ気持きもちがこめられているかで価値かちがかわってくるのだと思おもいます。↗
    All things considered, and it's just my opinion but, I think that the value of a present changes depending on how much thought is put into it.
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Related考えかんがえNeutralA neutral catch-all for a thought or idea, e.g. 「私の考え」; 「主観」 is specifically what one perceives or judges from a personal viewpoint.
  • Related意見いけんNeutralAn opinion or view expressed to others, e.g. 「意見を述べる」; it stresses outward expression rather than the subjective angle of 「主観」.
  • Related所感しょかんWrittenA written word for one's impressions, e.g. 「年頭所感」; used when feelings are presented on formal occasions.
  • Related主張しゅちょうNeutralA claim or assertion one insists on, e.g. 「権利を主張する」; about holding to a position, not a way of perceiving things.
  • Related所論しょろんFormalA formal word for the argument or opinion one holds; rare in modern usage.
  • Related所見しょけんFormalA formal word for a view or a doctor's findings; leans toward expert, professional judgement.
  • Related見解けんかいWrittenA written word for a considered view, e.g. 「政府の見解」; an official or formal stance, while 「主観」 centres on one's personal perspective.
  • Antonym客観きゃっかんWrittenWritten antonym meaning objectivity, e.g. 「客観的に見る」; the opposite of 「主観」, which looks at things from a personal angle.

Use 「主観」 for what one perceives or judges from a personal standpoint, as in 「主観的」 or 「主観が入る」. For a general idea say 「考え」, for an opinion voiced to others 「意見」, for a formal stance 「見解」; 「客観」 is its opposite.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 物事ものごとを認識にんしきし、判断はんだんや行為こういを行おこなう意識いしきの働はたらき。
  2. 自分じぶんひとりの考かんがえ。
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