余念

Japanese

Kanji in this term
余	念
よ Grade: 5	ねん Grade: 4
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
餘念 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) よねん [yònéń] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [jo̞nẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

余(よ)念(ねん) • (yonen) ^{←よねん (yonen)?}

1. thinking of something else

   準備(じゅんび)に余念(よねん)がない

   junbi ni yonen ga nai

   thinking of nothing else but preparation

Usage notes

Almost always used in negative constructions, as in the examples above, with the meaning of "thinking of nothing else".