念 — 8 strokes ／ Radical「心」
道7Elementary year 4 ／ 8 strokes ／ Radical「心」
- On
- ネン
- Kun
- —
- Meaning
- thought, wish, concern
Origin
A phono-semantic character: 心 (heart) plus 今 as the sound part; to always hold in mind, hence 'thought, wish'.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| ネン | 念願・信念・断念 |
|---|
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 記念きねん
commemoration
- 残念ざんねん
regret, too bad
Example
卒業の記念に写真をとった。
We took a photo to commemorate our graduation.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)