余念

Japanese
Kanji in this term
余 念
よ
Grade: 5		 ねん
Grade: 4
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
餘念 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) よねん [yònéń] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [jo̞nẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

余(よ)念(ねん) • (yonen) ←よねん (yonen)?

  1. thinking of something else
    準備(じゅんび)に余念(よねん)がない
    junbi ni yonen ga nai
    thinking of nothing else but preparation

Usage notes

Almost always used in negative constructions, as in the examples above, with the meaning of "thinking of nothing else".

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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