一念

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Kana: いちねん

Romaji: ichinen

Definitions

noun

1

determined purpose

2

an incredibly short span of time (i.e. the time occupied by a single thought)

(Buddhist term)

3

a single repetition of a prayer (esp. in Jodo-shu)

(Buddhist term)

See also: 浄土宗

Kanji

一

Readings: イチ、 イツ、 ひと-、 ひと.つ

Meanings: one, one radical (no.1)

念

Reading: ネン

Meanings: wish, sense, idea, thought, feeling, desire, attention