念のために

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
ねん
Grade: 4
goon
Alternative spelling
念の為に

Etymology

Literally “for the sake of feeling”.

Pronunciation

Adverb

(ねん)ため (nen no tame ni

  1. just in case, to be on the safe side

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN