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Japanese word 悲観: pessimism / negative outlook. Meanings and example sentences.

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悲観 (ひかん): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

悲観 (ひかん) means pessimism / negative outlook.

See example sentences below.

悲観 at a glance

悲観
ひかんhikan
N1noun
pessimism / negative outlook
悲観ひかんhikanN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning of 悲観

Core meaning

pessimism / negative outlook

Basic example sentences

Example 1

彼は将来に悲観しています。

Translation

He is pessimistic about the future.

Example 2

悲観せずに頑張りましょう。

Translation

Let's not be pessimistic and do our best.

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