無念

See also: 无念

Chinese

not have
to miss; to think of; to read
to miss; to think of; to read; to study (a subject); to attend (a school); to read aloud; idea; remembrance; twenty
 
trad. (無念)
simp. (无念)

Pronunciation


Verb

無念

  1. (archaic) to remember; to not forget
  2. (Buddhism) to have no random thoughts

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 4
ねん
Grade: 4
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Adjective

()(ねん) • (munen-na (adnominal ()(ねん) (munen na), adverbial ()(ねん) (munen ni))

  1. regrettable; unfortunate
    • 1953, 神西清, chapter 3, in 地獄[1]:
      もちろん少年は、いつぞやの無念な経験以来、この看護婦に一種生理的な反感を抱きつづけてゐる。
      Mochiron shōnen wa, itsuzoya no munen na keiken irai, kono kangofu ni isshu seiriteki na hankan o idaki-tsuzukete iru.
      Of course, ever since that unfortunate experience the boy had had some time ago, he had always harbored a kind of physiological aversion towards the nurse.

Inflection

Noun

()(ねん) • (munen

  1. regret

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