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念

wish
Stroke count: 8

Readings

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JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 4

Meanings

  1. wishRtK
  2. sense
  3. idea
  4. thought
  5. feeling
  6. desire
  7. attention

Popular Usage

残念記念観念概念

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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now · clock · heart (心)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1715

Compound words

残念ざんねん
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
記念きねん
commemoration; celebration; remembrance; memory; honoring the memory of
観念かんねん
idea; notion; concept; conception; sense (e.g. of duty)
記念日きねんび
memorial day; commemoration day; anniversary
概念がいねん
general idea; concept; notion
祈念きねん
prayer
疑念ぎねん
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
懸念けねん
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
執念しゅうねん
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
信念しんねん
belief; faith; conviction
専念せんねん
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
丹念たんねん
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed
断念だんねん
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
通念つうねん
common idea; common wisdom; generally accepted idea
入念にゅうねん
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
念願ねんがん
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
念書ねんしょ
written pledge; signed note of assurance; memorandum; legal instrument
念頭ねんとう
(on one's) mind; heed
念仏ねんぶつ
nembutsu; nianfo; the three-word invocation "Namu Amida Butsu" dedicated to the Amitabha Buddha; visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)
念力ねんりき
willpower; faith; telekinesis; psychokinesis
無念むねん
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
余念よねん
another idea
理念りねん
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine
記念碑きねんひ
commemorative plaque (usu. on a stone); stone monument (bearing an inscription)

On Reading Examples

残念ですが、あなたの名前をどうしても覚えられない。ざんねん
I'm sorry to say I don't remember your name.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は勉強に専念した。
He applied himself to his study.tatoeba
彼は文学の研究に専念した。
He devoted himself to the study of literature.tatoeba
彼は俳優のオリヴィエに対して賛嘆の念を抱いている。
He has a great admiration for actor Olivier.tatoeba
彼は念願を果たした。
He realized his wishes.tatoeba

Stroke Order

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