寛容

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
かん
Grade: S
よう
Grade: 5
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
寬容 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

Adjective

(かん)(よう) (kan'yō-na (adnominal (かん)(よう) (kan'yō na), adverbial (かん)(よう) (kan'yō ni))

  1. tolerant, lenient
  2. magnanimous

Inflection

Noun

(かん)(よう) (kan'yō

  1. tolerance, lenience
    • 2011, Barack Obama, 中東と北アフリカに関するバラク・オバマの演説, translation of "Remarks by the President on the Middle East and North Africa":
      こうした寛容(かんよう)は、(とく)宗教(しゅうきょう)(から)(はなし)(さい)重要(じゅうよう)になる。
      Kōshita kan'yō wa, toku ni shūkyō ni karamu hanashi no sai ni jūyō ni naru.
      Such tolerance is particularly important when it comes to religion.
  2. magnanimity