余念

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Japanese

Kanji in this term

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

Pronunciation

Noun

()(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

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

References

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