寛大|かんだいkandai[0]heiban (flat)

1. na-adjective, nountolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
   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.

• Synonym寛容かんようNeutralClosest synonym: accepting others' faults and dissent with an open mind. Very close to 「寛大」, but 「寛容」 puts more weight on embracing differing opinions.
• Synonym太っ腹ふとっぱらCasualColloquial: open-handed with money, as in 「太っ腹な社長」. Stresses generosity in spending, not leniency toward others' faults.
• SynonymおおらかNeutralEasygoing and relaxed, unbothered by small things — a personality trait. 「寛大」 describes how you treat others' faults; 「大らか」 describes character.
• Synonym鷹揚おうようWrittenLeans toward the written register: composed and generous, unbothered by trifles, with a leisurely, unhurried nuance.
• Synonym気が大きいきがおおきいCasualColloquial idiom for a broad, generous outlook; can also mean getting emboldened and spending big. Casual register.
• Synonym宏量こうりょうWrittenWritten term for a large, tolerant heart; very rare. In daily conversation say 「心が広い」.
• Synonym寛闊かんかつWrittenExtremely literary word for broad-mindedness; not used in daily conversation — 「心が広い」 is the natural choice.
• Synonym寛仁かんじんWrittenWritten term for magnanimity with deep benevolence; also the name of a Japanese era (1017–1021).
• Related情け深いなさけぶかいNeutralKind-hearted and rich in sympathy. Stresses warmth and consideration for others rather than overlooking their faults.
• Related磊落らいらくWrittenWritten word for a bold, frank, open-hearted character unbothered by trifles; often in 「豪放磊落」. Stresses the carefree personality more than leniency.
• Related慈悲深いじひぶかいNeutralDeep compassion and mercy. The focus is on pitying others, while 「寛大」 focuses on not punishing their faults.
• Related惜しみないおしみないNeutralUnstinting: giving money, effort or praise without holding back, as in 「惜しみない拍手」. About generous giving, not leniency.
• Antonym厳格げんかくNeutralAntonym: strict and exacting, allowing no leeway — the opposite of the tolerant stance of 「寛大」.
• Antonym冷酷れいこくNeutralAntonym: cold-hearted and ruthless — the opposite of 「寛大」's warm leniency.
• Antonym過酷かこくNeutralAntonym: excessively harsh, as in 「過酷な労働」 — the opposite of 「寛大」's leniency.

Use 「寛大」 for leniency toward others' faults, as in 「寛大な処置」. For embracing differing opinions pick 「寛容」; for an easygoing personality 「大らか」; for open-handed spending 「太っ腹」. 「鷹揚」「宏量」「磊落」「寛闊」「寛仁」 are written words of varying rarity. 「慈悲深い」「情け深い」 stress compassion and 「惜しみない」 unstinting giving. Antonyms: 「厳格」「冷酷」「過酷」.

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1. 心こころが寛ひろく大おおらかであること。他者たしゃの罪つみや落ち度おちど、異論いろんなどを無闇むやみに咎め立とがめだてしないこと。
2. 心こころが寛ひろく大おおらか。