Word Meaning 観念

かんねん kannen

観念 is read as かんねん (kannen) and means sense (e.g. of duty).

Meaning

English

sense (e.g. of duty)
observation and contemplation
meditation
resignation (to one's fate)
acceptance
preparedness
idea
notion

Reading

Kana

かんねん

Romaji

kannen

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 26 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 5415 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

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観念連合

かんねんれんごう

association (e.g. of two concepts)

観念化

かんねんか

to ideate

観念論

かんねんろん

idealism

方向観念

ほうこうかんねん

sense of direction

地所観念

じしょかんねん

the orientation of time and place

本有観念

ほんゆうかんねん

innate idea

生得観念

せいとくかんねん

innate idea

経済観念

けいざいかんねん

sense of economy

習得観念

しゅうとくかんねん

acquired idea (as opposed to innate)

観念的

かんねんてき

theoretical

観念主義

かんねんしゅぎ

German idealism

観念形態

かんねんけいたい

ideology

Example Sentences

もう助からないものと観念した。

I gave up all hope of survival.

下手に手を動かすと気付かれてしまうという強迫観念が俺を襲う。

I was assailed by the stupid, but unshakeable, idea that if I was imprudent enough to move my hand I'd be noticed.

ドラァグ・パフォーマーのステージの魅力に、観客は思わず自分の固定観念を見直してしまう。

The stage charisma of drag performers compels audiences to reconsider their own stereotypes.