Word Meaning 念をおす

ねんをおす nenoosu

念をおす is read as ねんをおす (nenoosu) and means to remind (someone of something).

Meaning

English

  1. to remind (someone of something)
  2. to call (someone's) attention (to)
  3. to tell (someone) again (to make sure)
  4. to make (doubly) sure (of)
  5. to emphasize
  6. to reconfirm

Reading

Kana

ねんをおす

Romaji

nenoosu

Writing Variants

  • ねんを押す ねんをおす nenoosu
  • 念を押す ねんをおす nen o osu

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Proverb Rank 95940 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

ねんじん

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)