念 wish, sense, idea, thought, feeling, desire, attention 8 strokes taught in grade 4 old JLPT 2 #390 in newspapers Readings Onネン In Chinese 念 Words written with it 記念 きねん commemoration N3 懸念 けねん worry 残念 ざんねん regrettable N4 理念 りねん (Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be 念 ねん sense N1 念頭 ねんとう (on one's) mind 概念 がいねん general idea N1 記念日 きねんび memorial day 信念 しんねん belief 断念 だんねん abandoning (hope, plans) 念願 ねんがん one's heart's desire 執念 しゅうねん tenacity