虚心|きょしんkyoshin[0]heiban (flat)

1. na-adjective, nounopen-minded; receptive; free from preconceived ideas

• Related公正こうせいWrittenWritten register. Describes judgments or procedures as fair and proper, e.g. 「公正な手続き」; it evaluates how things are handled, not a mindset like 「虚心」.
• Related公平こうへいNeutralNeutral. Emphasizes treating everyone alike without favoritism; it is about how people are treated, not an open state of mind like 「虚心」.
• Related客観的きゃっかんてきWrittenWritten. Stresses not being swayed by personal subjectivity; it describes a way of viewing things, whereas 「虚心」 is an open, receptive attitude.
• Related厳正げんせいFormalFormal. Means handling things strictly and fairly, as in 「厳正な審査」; it adds strictness and applies to procedures, not a receptive mind.
• Related公明正大こうめいせいだいFormalFormal four-character phrase for acting fairly, unselfishly and aboveboard; it praises open, upright conduct rather than a mind free of preconceptions.
• Related無私むしWrittenWritten. Means not thinking of personal gain, i.e. selflessness; it targets selfishness, while 「虚心」 targets preconceptions.
• Related中正ちゅうせいWrittenWritten and rare. Means staying impartial, leaning to neither side; a literary word for even-handedness, not an open attitude.
• Antonym偏見へんけんNeutralNeutral antonym. A one-sided, distorted view; the opposite of 「虚心」, which means facing things free of such bias.
• Antonym先入観せんにゅうかんNeutralNeutral antonym. A notion or image formed in advance that blocks free thinking; 「虚心」 means facing things without such preconceptions.

Use 「虚心」 for facing things frankly and receptively, free of preconceptions; it appears in 「虚心坦懐」 and 「虚心に耳を傾ける」. For fair judgment or treatment, use 「公平」 or 「公正」. The opposites are 「偏見」 and 「先入観」.

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1. 先入観せんにゅうかんや偏見へんけんに囚とらわれず、素直すなおであること。