Kanji1 / 8
念 kanji
wish, sense, idea, thought, feeling, desire, attention
- JLPT level
- N3 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N4 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 8
- School grade
- Grade 4 (elementary school)
On readings
ネン
Kun readings
NoneWords with 念
LevelWord & meaningActions
- N4残念Popularregrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
- N3記念Popularcommemoration; celebration; remembrance; memory; honoring the memory of; memento; souvenir; keepsake
- N2観念Popularidea; notion; concept; conception; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; preparedness; observation and contemplation; meditation
- N1念Popularsense; idea; thought; feeling; desire; concern; attention; care
- N1概念Populargeneral idea; concept; notion
- N1無念Popularregret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
- —祈念Popularprayer
- —疑念Populardoubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
- —懸念Popularworry; fear; anxiety; concern
- —執念Populartenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
- —信念Popularbelief; faith; conviction
- —専念Popularabsorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
- —丹念Popularpainstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
- —断念Popularabandoning (hope, plans); giving up
- —通念Popularcommon idea; common wisdom; generally accepted idea
- —入念Popularcareful; elaborate; scrupulous
- —念願Popularone's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
- —念書Popularwritten pledge; signed note of assurance; memorandum; legal instrument
- —念頭Popular(on one's) mind; heed
- —念仏Popularnembutsu; nianfo; the three-word invocation "Namu Amida Butsu" dedicated to the Amitabha Buddha; visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)