寛容|かんようkan'you[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, na-adjective, suru verb, transitive verbtolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 寛容する（かんようする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 寛容します（かんようします） |
| Negative (nai) | 寛容しない（かんようしない） |
| polite (masen) | 寛容しません（かんようしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 寛容せず・寛容せぬ（かんようせず・かんようせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 寛容した（かんようした） |
| polite (mashita) | 寛容しました（かんようしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 寛容しなかった（かんようしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 寛容しませんでした（かんようしませんでした） |
| Te form | 寛容して（かんようして） |
| Potential | 寛容できる（かんようできる） |
| Passive | 寛容される（かんようされる） |
| Causative | 寛容させる（かんようさせる） |
| Causative passive | 寛容させられる（かんようさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 寛容すれば（かんようすれば） |
| tara | 寛容したら（かんようしたら） |
| Volitional | 寛容しよう（かんようしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 寛容しましょう（かんようしましょう） |
| Imperative | 寛容しろ（かんようしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym寛大かんだいWrittenClose to 「寛容」, but stresses lenient treatment — going easy on punishment or blame, as in 「寛大な処置」; 「寛容」 stresses accepting others' faults and dissent.
- Synonym太っ腹ふとっぱらCasualColloquial, mostly about being open-handed with money — treating people, spending freely; 「寛容」 is not about generosity with money but about tolerating faults.
- Synonym鷹揚おうようWrittenWritten word for a composed, generous air above small details; it mostly describes demeanor, while 「寛容」 centers on tolerating others' faults and views.
- SynonymおおらかNeutralDescribes an easygoing, relaxed temperament that doesn't fuss over details; 「寛容」 specifically stresses accepting others' faults and differing views.
- Synonym気が大きいきがおおきいCasualMeans big-hearted and unbothered by trifles, and can also describe boldness brought on by drink; 「寛容」 is specifically about tolerance toward others.
- Synonym宏量こうりょうWrittenWritten and little used; means broad-minded and above petty concerns. In everyday speech, 「心が広い」 or 「寛容」 is the natural choice.
- Synonym寛仁かんじんWrittenWritten and archaic in flavor; magnanimous and benevolent. Not used in daily conversation — for tolerance, say 「寛容」 or 「寛大」.
- Synonym開豁かいかつWrittenRare written word; originally of open, expansive scenery, but also of a broad mind. For the latter, everyday speech uses 「心が広い」.
- Synonym心が広いこころがひろいNeutralEveryday expression close to 「寛容」 in meaning, and the more common choice in speech; 「寛容」 leans written and often appears in talk of social issues.
- Related磊落らいらくWrittenWritten word for an open, frank, hearty character free of petty concerns; 「寛容」 is about tolerance toward others, so the emphasis differs.
- Related惜しみないおしみないNeutralMeans giving money, effort or applause unstintingly, as in 「惜しみない拍手」; unlike 「寛容」, it has nothing to do with tolerating others' faults.
- Antonym厳格げんかくNeutralStrict and unbending; opposed to 「寛容」 in how one treats faults, but without the pejorative sense of a narrow mind that 「狭量」 carries.
- Antonym不寛容ふかんようWrittenThe direct negation of 「寛容」: an inability to accept dissent or other people; frequent in discussions of social and religious issues.
- Antonym狭量きょうりょうWrittenWritten word for a narrow, petty mind; the direct opposite of the magnanimity of 「寛容」.
Use 「寛容」 for accepting others' faults and dissent, often in written or social-issue contexts; for lenient handling of punishment or blame, 「寛大」 fits. In everyday speech, praise an easygoing person as 「心が広い」 or 「おおらか」, and open-handed spending as 「太っ腹」. The direct opposite is 「不寛容」.
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