Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 観念(かんねん) in Japanese

観念
JLPT 2
Kana Reading
かんねん
Romaji
kannen
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru, nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    idea; notion; conception
    Example sentence
    彼女には義務の観念が無い。 She has no sense of duty.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    sense (e.g. of duty)
    Example sentence
    彼は義務の観念がすっかりなくなってしまっている。 He has completely lost all sense of duty.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    resignation; preparedness; acceptance
    Example sentence
    彼は義務の観念がすっかりなくなっている。 He has completely lost all sense of duty.
  • Parts of speech
    Buddhist term
    Meaning
    observation and contemplation
    Example sentence
    彼には道徳観念が欠けている。 He lacks moral sense.

Examples of 観念, かんねん in a sentence

Kanji in this word

観 JLPT 3

18 strokes

outlook, look, appearance, condition, view

On'Yomi: カン

Kun'Yomi: み.る, しめ.す

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念 JLPT 3

8 strokes

wish, sense, idea, thought, feeling, desire, attention

On'Yomi: ネン

Kun'Yomi:

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