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
- —無念無想free from worldly or worthless thoughts
- —強迫観念obsession; compulsive idea
- —経済観念sense of economy
- —感謝の念feelings of gratitude
- —念を押すto remind (someone of something); to call (someone's) attention (to); to tell (someone) again (to make sure); to make (doubly) sure (of); to emphasize; to reconfirm
- —復讐の念desire for vengeance
- —記念写真commemorative photograph; souvenir photograph
- —既成概念stereotype; preconceived idea; preconceived notion
- —記念出版commemorative publication
- —社会通念idea commonly accepted by society; socially accepted idea
- —上位概念high level concept; superordinate concept; broader term
- —既成観念ready-made ideas
- —残念無念deep regret; bitter disappointment; chagrin; vexation
- —念仏三昧being deep in prayer; praying devoutly to Amida Buddha
- —懸念材料cause (grounds) for concern (anxiety); reason for uneasiness
- —固着観念fixed idea; idée fixe; obsession; fixation
- —残念至極deep regret; bitter disappointment; chagrin; vexation
- —地所観念the orientation of time and place; awareness of the existing situation
- —対立概念the exact opposite concept (idea); the antithesis
- —念願成就attainment of one's most cherished desire; one's earnest prayer being answered