念 (ねん): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

念 (ねん) means thought / feeling / care / attention.

See example sentences below.

念 at a glance

念

ねんnen

N1noun

thought / feeling / care / attention

念ねんnenN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

thought / feeling / care / attention

Example 1

彼の成功を心から念じている。

Translation

I sincerely wish for his success.

Example 2

念を入れて掃除したほうがいい。

Translation

You should clean carefully and thoroughly.