念頭 ねんとう Meanings Noun (on one's) mind; heed Kanji 念 thought. Read as ネン. 頭 head. Read as トウ. Example sentences 彼女はあまり夢中になっていて周囲のことなど念頭になかった。She was so preoccupied that she was oblivious of her surroundings. ある程度の遅延は念頭に置いておかなければいけない。We must allow for some delays. Common phrases 念頭に置く (ねんとうにおく) to give thought to 念頭にある 念頭に入れる (ねんとうにいれる) to give thought to Words containing 念頭 念頭に置く (ねんとうにおく) to give thought to 念頭に浮かぶ (ねんとうにうかぶ) to occur to one 念頭に入れる (ねんとうにいれる) to give thought to Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists