Japanese symbol for “prejudice”
偏見
へんけん
Romaji: henken
prejudice; bias; distorted view
In Japanese, prejudice is 偏見, read へんけん (henken).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n prejudice; bias; distorted view
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “prejudice”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 先入観 | せんにゅうかん sennyuukan | preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice |
| 偏り | かたより katayori | deviation; inclination; offset |
| 僻み | ひがみ higami | prejudice; bias; warped view |
| 思い込み | おもいこみ omoikomi | wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption |
| 毛嫌い | けぎらい kegirai | antipathy; prejudice |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 偏向 | へんこう henkou | propensity; tendency; inclination |
| 偏り | かたより katayori | deviation; inclination; offset |
| 偏る | かたよる katayoru | to lean (to one side); to incline |
| 偏重 | へんちょう henchou | attaching too much importance to; placing disproportionate emphasis on; making too much of |
| 偏食 | へんしょく henshoku | unbalanced diet |
| 見る | みる miru | to see; to look; to watch |
| 発見 | はっけん hakken | discovery; detection; finding |
| 意見 | いけん iken | opinion; view; comment |
See also: Chinese symbol for “prejudice”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.