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念 ねん N1

  1. feeling; idea; sense; thought
  2. concern; desire
  3. attention; care

念願 ねんがん N1

  1. one's dearest wish; one's heart's desire

念のため ねんのため

  1. for confirmation; just to be sure; just to make sure
  2. by way of precaution; for caution's sake; just in case

念仏 ねんぶつ

  1. nembutsu; nianfo; the three-word invocation "Namu Amida Butsu" dedicated to the Amitabha Buddha
  2. visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)

念入り ねんいり

  1. attentive; careful; conscientious; deliberate; elaborate; scrupulous; thorough

念力 ねんりき

  1. faith; willpower
  2. psychokinesis; telekinesis

念書 ねんしょ

  1. legal instrument; memorandum; signed note of assurance; written pledge

念頭 ねんとう

  1. (on one's) mind; heed

念々 ねんねん

  1. continually thinking about something

念じる ねんじる

  1. to hope (for); to pray (for); to wish (for)
  2. to chant (a silent prayer); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind
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