WORD DETAIL
包容力
ほうようりょく
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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.

