Word Meaning 理念

りねん rinen

理念 is read as りねん (rinen) and means (Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights).

Meaning

English

  1. (Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights)
  2. foundational principle
  3. idea
  4. conception (e.g. of the university)
  5. doctrine
  6. ideology

Reading

Kana

りねん

Romaji

rinen

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 2548 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

理念的

りねんてき

conceptual

理念型

りねんけい

ideal type

基本理念

きほんりねん

basic principle

企業理念

きぎょうりねん

corporate vision

経営理念

けいえいりねん

management philosophy

理由

わけ

reason

理解

りかい

sympathy

理論

りろん

theory

理想

りそう

ideal

理科

りか

science (as a school subject)

理性

りせい

reason

理学部

りがくぶ

department of science

Example Sentences

1

Sustainable development is the concept of the current generation utilizing the environment and meet human demands while not harming the ability of future generations to satisfy their own demands and interests.