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観念かんねん

Kana かんねん Romaji kannen

JLPT N2 Common word

Definitions

01noun

03noun · suru verb · transitive

04noun

Buddhism

observation and contemplation; meditation

Examples

彼女には義務の観念が無い。

She has no sense of duty.

Tatoeba #94969

幸福の観念はきわめて抽象的だ。

The idea of happiness is extremely abstract.

Tatoeba #173646

もう助からないものと観念した。

I gave up all hope of survival.

Tatoeba #194152

Source

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