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念

念 — wish, sense, idea

On
ネン
Strokes
8
JLPT
N3
School grade
4

Common words with 念

  • 記念きねんcommemoration; celebration; remembrance; memory; honoring the memory ofCommon

    今日の式典は、わが校の100周年を記念するものです。
    Today's ceremony marks the 100th anniversary of our school.

  • 懸念けねんworry; fear; anxiety; concernCommon

    世界の航空産業は墜落事故についての懸念を募らせている。
    The world's aviation industry is growing increasingly worried about crashes.

  • 残念ざんねんregrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexingCommon

    お伺いできないのが残念です。
    I regret to say I can't come.

  • 理念りねん(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational p…Common
  • 念ねんsense; idea; thought; feelingCommon
  • 念頭ねんとう(on one's) mind; heedCommon
  • 概念がいねんgeneral idea; concept; notionCommon
  • 記念日きねんびmemorial day; commemoration day; anniversaryCommon
  • 信念しんねんbelief; faith; convictionCommon
  • 断念だんねんabandoning (hope, plans); giving upCommon
  • 念願ねんがんone's heart's desire; one's dearest wishCommon
  • 執念しゅうねんtenacity; persistence; obsession; implacabilityCommon
  • 正念場しょうねんばcritical moment; do-or-die situation; critical junctureCommon
  • 疑念ぎねんdoubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruplesCommon
  • 丹念たんねんpainstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborateCommon
  • 天然記念物てんねんきねんぶつnatural monumentCommon
  • 記念碑きねんひcommemorative plaque (usu. on a stone); stone monument (bearing an inscription)Common
  • 無念むねんregret; chagrin; mortificationCommon
  • 観念かんねんidea; notion; concept; conceptionCommon
  • 祈念きねんprayerCommon

With the N5–N3 kanji, you can read 112 words that use 念.

  • 記念 きねん commemoration; celebration; remembrance; memory; honoring the memory of
  • 残念 ざんねん regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
  • 理念 りねん (Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational p…
  • 念 ねん sense; idea; thought; feeling
  • 念頭 ねんとう (on one's) mind; heed

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