► 副詞
念の為 [ねんのため] meaning: sure rank: 2
☆ 念の為もう一度聞く ⇨ I ask you one more time to be really sure
☆ 念の為余分を用意することにした ⇨ I decided to prepare extra just to be safe
► 動詞
念じる [ねんじる] meaning: think rank: 4
☆ 彼は念じただけで物体を動かせると言う ⇨ He says he can move things just by thinking in his mind (☛ Think in your mind to make something happen)
► 成句
念 [ねん] [念を入れる] meaning: attention rank: 2
☆ 念には念を入れて計算を確かめた ⇨ I checked the calculations thoroughly to be really sure (☛ 念には念を入れる is an accentuated version of 念を入れる)
念 [ねん] [念を押す] meaning: confirm rank: 2
☆ 彼は「これで本当に良いんだな」と念を押した ⇨ He asked “you are really sure this is it, right?”
► 名詞
念 [ねん] [liter] meaning: think rank: 3
☆ どうしても不安の念が拭えない ⇨ I cannot wipe off the sense of anxiety
☆ 貴方への感謝の念に堪えません ⇨ I’m full of thoughts of gratitude for you