Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 5
ねん
Grade: 4
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
餘念 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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()(ねん) (yonenよねん (yonen)?

  1. thinking of something else
    準備(じゅんび)余念(よねん)ない
    junbi ni yonen ga nai
    thinking of nothing else but preparation

Usage notes

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

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN