固定観念

こていかんねん

Meanings

1. Noun fixed idea; idée fixe; stereotype; prejudice

Kanji

• 固 solid. Read as コ.
• 定 fix. Read as テイ.
• 観 view. Read as カン.
• 念 thought. Read as ネン.

Example sentences

• 年をとるほど、ますます固定観念にとらわれるものです。
  The older you grow, the more you tend to adhere to fixed ideas.

Common phrases

• 固定観念にとらわれない

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