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同調圧力

どうちょうあつりょく

peer pressure, pressure to conform

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Examples

  1. 同調圧力が強い職場だ。

    どうちょうあつりょくがつよいしょくばだ。

    It is a workplace with strong pressure to conform.

  2. 同調圧力に負けて意見を変えてしまった。

    どうちょうあつりょくにまけていけんをかえてしまった。

    I gave in to peer pressure and changed my opinion.

  3. 日本社会の同調圧力について学生と議論した。

    にほんしゃかいのどうちょうあつりょくについてがくせいとぎろんした。

    I discussed the pressure to conform in Japanese society with the students.

Common patterns

同調圧力が強い
peer pressure is strong
同調圧力に負ける
to give in to peer pressure
同調圧力を感じる
to feel pressure to conform

Memory tip

同調 is tuning yourself to the same pitch as everyone else. The word is nearly always used critically, and it pairs closely with 空気を読む — the pressure is what makes people read the room.

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