念 — nyeom

Parts that make up 念

How 念 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 念 as a ideographic compound involving 今, 心.

Korean example words with 念

• 염외念外 Korean gloss: 생각 밖
• 염두念頭 Korean gloss: 마음의 속
• 방념放念 Korean gloss: 마음을 놓음
• 권념眷念 Korean gloss: 돌보며 생각함
• 신념信念 Korean gloss: 굳게 믿는 마음
• 의념疑念 Korean gloss: 의심스러운 생각
• 악념惡念 Korean gloss: 나쁜 마음이나 생각
• 만념萬念 Korean gloss: 여러 가지 많은 생각
• 현념懸念 Korean gloss: 늘 마음에 두고 생각함
• 염의念意 Korean gloss: 무엇을 하고자 하는 생각
• 잡념雜念 Korean gloss: 여러 가지 잡스러운 생각
• 사념邪念 Korean gloss: 올바르지 못한 그릇된 생각

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 念

• 記念きねん commemoration; celebration; remembrance
• 懸念けねん worry; fear; anxiety
• 残念ざんねん regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing
• 理念りねん (Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea
• 念頭ねんとう (on one's) mind; heed
• 念ねん sense; idea; thought
• 概念がいねん general idea; concept; notion
• 記念日きねんび memorial day; commemoration day; anniversary
• 信念しんねん belief; faith; conviction
• 断念だんねん abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
• 念願ねんがん one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
• 執念しゅうねん tenacity; persistence; obsession

Characters sharing the phonetic 今

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike.

Other hanja read “념”

Other hanja with radical 心