余念

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
余 念
よ
Grade: 5 		ねん
Grade: 4
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
餘念 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

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[edit]

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

References[edit]

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