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包容力

ほうようりょく

N2tolerance · open-mindedness

Examples

異なる意見も受け止める彼女の包容力に感心した。

指導者には判断力だけでなく包容力も必要だ。

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Study notes

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

  • Structure: 包容力(ほうようりょく) means the capacity to accept other people's opinions or personalities with an open mind.
  • Basic usage: It is used for someone who accepts differences or for a quality of a leader.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

  • Acceptance and agreement
    • 賛成(さんせい) means agreeing that an opinion is right or good.
    • 包容力 focuses on accepting people despite differences, rather than on agreeing with them.
  • Alongside judgment
    • 判断力だけでなく包容力も means that open-mindedness is needed in addition to judgment.

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