This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Reading

Kana: ネン
Romaji: nen
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

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

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  8
Radical Number:  9
Frequency:  390
Grade:  4
Skip Pattern:  2-2-6
Korean Reading:  nyeom
Chinese Reading:  nian4
Unicode:  5ff5
JIS:  4730

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2059
Nelson Index: 424
New Nelson Index: 1800
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2a6.24
Four Corner Index: 8033.2
Guide to Remembering Index: 561
Gakken Index: 469
Japanese Names Index: 670
Daikanwanjiten Index: 10390
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 4.0981
Remembering the kanji Index: 1590
Kanji Way Index: 333
Kanji Flashcards Index: 532
Kodansha Compact Index: 774
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 590
Kanji in Context Index: 1117
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1304
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1773
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1604
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1715
Essential Kanji Index: 316
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2554
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 2858
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 689
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 514

Words

(ねん)
sense; idea; thought; feeling; desire; concern; attention; care
概念 (がいねん)
general idea; concept; notion
断念 (だんねん)
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
専念 (せんねん)
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
信念 (しんねん)
belief; faith; conviction
記念 (きねん)
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
理念 (りねん)
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
懸念 (けねん)
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
天然記念物 (てんねんきねんぶつ)
natural monument; protected species (animal, habitat, etc.)
観念 (かんねん)
idea; notion; conception; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; acceptance; observation and contemplation
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