A Kanji to tame

THE KANJI · N3 · 8 strokes

Wish ; Sense ; Idea ; Thought ; Feeling ; Desire ; Attention

Readings on: ネン
Kun readings: —

残念ざんねん — Regretful

Readings depend on the word. In kun readings, the dot separates the kanji from its kana ending (okurigana).

Two-word kanji

Reading belongs to the complete word: it is not always deduced from isolated readings.

• 残念ざんねん — it's sad; disappointment; deplorable Word card → Source
• 記念きねん — Commemoration Word card → Source
• 入念にゅうねん — careful Source
• 祈念きねん — prayer; vow Source
• 念願ねんがん — deep desire Source
• 理念りねん — doctrine; idea Source