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    3. 観念

    観念

    観かん念ねん

    idea

    N2KMT7News #17+1CoreReligion & PhilosophyKanji Vocab26 strokes

    かんねん

    Noun

    1.
    idea, notion, concept, conception
    2.
    sense (e.g. of duty)

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive

    3.
    resignation (to one's fate), acceptance, preparedness

    Noun

    4.
    observation and contemplation, meditation
    Buddhism

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    彼かれは古ふるい観かん念ねんにとらわれている。

    He is bound by old ideas.

    KMT6Daily Life
    自じ由ゆうという観かん念ねんは人ひとそれぞれだ。

    The concept of freedom differs from person to person.

    KMT7Daily Lifephilosophy
    彼かれは自じ分ぶんの運うん命めいを受うけ入いれる観かん念ねんを持もっていた。

    He had the acceptance of his own fate.

    KMT7Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    彼かれの発はつ言げんは、一いっ般ぱん的てきな道どう徳とく観かん念ねんに反はんするものだった。

    His statement went against common moral concepts.

    KMT8philosophyDaily Life
    仏ぶっ教きょうにおける無む常じょうの観かん念ねんは、人じん生せいのはかなさを説とく。

    The Buddhist concept of impermanence preaches the transience of life.

    KMT9Religion & Philosophyphilosophy

    Kanji that make up this word

    観
    み.る・しめ.す…(1)
    outlook・look・appearance・condition・view
    念
    wish・sense・idea・thought・feeling…(2)
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