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念 (ねん): sense, feeling, desire — Japanese vocabulary

念 is read ねん and means "sense, feeling, desire". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

念

Reading
ねん · nen
Translation
sense, feeling, desire
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
ねんがねんが

Example

犠牲者には深い同情の念を覚えます。

ぎせいしゃにはふかいどうじょうのねんをおぼえます。

I feel profound sympathy for the victims.

Kanji in this word

  • 念 — mind, thought

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