念

thought; wish; sense; idea; feeling; desire; attention

8 strokes. Taught in grade 4. Newspaper frequency rank 390.

Readings

• ネン (on reading): 記念 (きねん) commemoration; 残念 (ざんねん) regrettable

Components

• 今
• 心
• 一 radical one
• ｜ radical vertical stroke
• 𠆢 radical person roof
• 心 radical heart

Kanji containing 念

• 稔 harvest
• 唸 groan
• 捻 twirl
• 棯 type of fruit tree
• 鯰 fresh-water catfish

Words using 念

• 記念 (きねん) commemoration
• 残念 (ざんねん) regrettable
• 概念 (がいねん) general idea
• 懸念 (けねん) worry
• 専念 (せんねん) absorption
• 執念い (しゅうねい) stubborn

250 words in all.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists