Word Meaning 念のため

ねんのため nennotame

念のため is read as ねんのため (nennotame) and means (just) making sure.

Meaning

English

  1. (just) making sure
  2. just to be sure
  3. just in case
  4. for caution's sake

Reading

Kana

ねんのため

Romaji

nennotame

Writing Variants

  • 念の為 ねんのため nen no tame

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 96851 Priority P

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

念頭

ねんとう

(on one's) mind

念願

ねんがん

one's heart's desire

念入り

ねんいり

careful

ねん

attention

念力

ねんりき

telekinesis

念書

ねんしょ

written pledge

念じる

ねんじる

to pray silently

念五日

ねんごにち

25 days

念人

ねんにん

assistant in a competition (e.g. cockfight, archery, poetry contest)

念入れ

ねんいれ

care

念動

ねんどう

telekinesis

念を入れる

ねんをいれる

to take great care (in doing)

Example Sentences

7

ねんのため、もういちどかくにんしてください。

Just to be safe, please check once more.

Just to be on the safe side, why don't you take an umbrella with you?

Let's take an X-ray just in case.

Perhaps I should take an umbrella with me just in case.

You had better take your umbrella in case.

I also have a bit of money, just in case.

For the record, we're just friends.