Keyword
a sense of
Info
FrequencyTop 400-500
Type
Kyōiku (4th grade) 
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KankenLevel 7
Heisig1715
Readings
ねん
(99%)
Composed of
now
heart
Mnemonic

Just now in my heart I'm starting to have a sense of compassion for her after hearing her tragic story.

Used in kanji (4 in total)
groan
wrenching
fresh-water catfish
bear fruit
Used in vocabulary (270 in total)
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
unfortunately; regrettably
just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution
commemoration; celebration; remembrance; memento; souvenir; keepsake
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
general idea; concept; notion
belief; faith; conviction
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
to remind (someone of something); to call (someone's) attention (to); to tell (someone) again (to make sure); to make (doubly) sure (of); to emphasize; to reconfirm
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
(on one's) mind; heed
forgetting; lapse of memory
deep-seated grudge; hatred
memorial day; commemoration day; anniversary
to repent; to regret; to be sorry; to rue
commemorable; worth commemorating; momentous; monumental
critical moment; do-or-die situation; critical juncture
to appear to regret (an outcome, etc.); to seem bitter
just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution
idle thoughts; worldly thoughts
telepathic communication
tenacious; persistent; stubborn; vindictive; spiteful; vengeful
guilty conscience; feelings of remorse
nembutsu; nianfo; the three-word invocation "Namu Amida Butsu" dedicated to the Amitabha Buddha; visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)
to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure
commemorative photograph; souvenir photograph
taking a commemorative photo
wicked thought; wicked mind
to give thought to; to bear in mind; to keep in mind
feelings of gratitude
sentiments; passions
being concentrated on one thing; devoting oneself completely to something
determined purpose; an incredibly short span of time (i.e. the time occupied by a single thought); a single repetition of a prayer (esp. in Jodo-shu)
thought; idea; conception
souvenir; memento
quiet unsociable person; obstinate person; blockhead
understanding and acceptance; spiritual awakening; a heart that understands truth; (feeling of) resignation
obsession; compulsive idea
natural monument; protected species (animal, habitat, etc.)
fixed idea; idée fixe; stereotype; prejudice
to take great care (in doing); to pay attention; to be careful
deep regret; great disappointment
museum (esp. in memory of a person or event); memorial hall
commemorative plaque (usu. on a stone); stone monument (bearing an inscription)
conceptual; ideational; notional; theoretical; academic
cause (grounds) for concern (anxiety); reason for uneasiness
willpower; faith; telekinesis; psychokinesis
another idea
general; conceptual
telekinesis; psychokinesis
conviction based on flawed ideas; obstructive thought
to give thought to; to bear in mind; to keep in mind
being resolved to (do something); having a wholehearted intention
basic principle; fundamental principle
anniversary of the establishment (of)
anniversary; commemoration
idea commonly accepted by society; socially accepted idea
written pledge; signed note of assurance; memorandum; legal instrument
to remind (someone of something); to call (someone's) attention (to); to tell (someone) again (to make sure); to make (doubly) sure (of); to emphasize; to reconfirm
common idea; common wisdom; generally accepted idea
commemoration meeting
telepathy; thought waves
deep regret; bitter disappointment; chagrin; vexation
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
opinion; idea
consolation party (held after failure or defeat)
sense of morality; moral sense
spirit photography; psychic photography; thoughtography
deep regret; bitter disappointment; chagrin; vexation
stereotype; preconceived idea; preconceived notion
Arima Kinen (Arima Commemorative; major 2500m race for 3yo thoroughbred horses)
tenacious; persistent; stubborn; vindictive; spiteful; vengeful
free from worldly or worthless thoughts
preaching to the deaf; (lit.) chanting the nembutsu into a horse's ear
special issue stamp
Constitution Memorial Day (national holiday; May 3)
souvenir; memento
memorial lecture; commemorative speech
commemorative coin; memorial coin
National Foundation Day (national holiday; February 11)
evil thought; malicious motive; spite
worry; care; consideration
commemoration; celebration; remembrance; memento; souvenir; keepsake
conceptualization; conceptualisation
being concentrated on one thing; devoting oneself completely to something
to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure
rosary; string of prayer beads
Buddhist incantation using chanting, drumbeating, and dancing
setting one's mind at ease; not feeling that one need be concerned (about something); feeling free to disregard (something)
taking the entrance examination for a school without regard for one's chances of passing
Shintō Munen-ryū (school of swordsmanship founded by Fukui Hyōemon Kahei in the 18th century)
thinking about something else
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
basic concept; fundamental concept
inflation fear; inflation worries
suicidal ideation; suicidal thoughts
continually thinking about something
anniversary of the founding of the school
abstract concept; abstraction; abstract idea
worry; care; consideration
anniversary of the end of a war (esp. the end of WWII, August 15)
variant of concern (of SARS-CoV-2); VOC
management philosophy; management principles; managerial creed
commemorative medal
Nenbutsu sect (of Buddhism)
right mindfulness; true faith (in rebirth in the promised land)
corporate vision; corporate philosophy; philosophy of business; corporate ethos; corporate mission
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
conceptual diagram; schematic drawing; concept map
desire; wish; passion
commemorative publication
intently praying to Buddha (esp. Amitabha)
earnestly; intently; attentively; wholeheartedly
original intention
eagerly; intently
moral sense; wife of a monk
being deep in prayer; praying devoutly to Amida Buddha
ideation; process of forming and relating ideas; to ideate
the exact opposite concept (idea); the antithesis
to occur to one; to cross one's mind
Buddhist incantation using chanting, drumbeating, and dancing
being reborn in the Pure Land through the invocation of the nembutsu
continually thinking about something
high level concept; superordinate concept; broader term
monument; memorial statue
Buddhist image used as jewellery or to decorate one's home
care; scrupulousness; conscientiousness
demon's prayer (Ōtsu-e motif depicting a demon wearing monk's robes and holding a bell)
commemorative stamp; cachet
association (e.g. of two concepts)
holding the proper state of mindfulness at the moment of death
giving up; abandoning (hope, plans)
American Independence day; Fourth of July
innate idea; innate ideas
the grief or feelings of the Emperor
clearing one's heart of doubts; reassuring oneself
generic concept; genus
loudly reciting Amithaba's name
fixed idea; idée fixe; obsession; fixation
recitation of Amida Buddha's name on a specified day and time period (practice of Pure Land Buddhists)
attainment of one's most cherished desire; one's earnest prayer being answered
collection of essays contributed in celebration of something; festschrift
two ideas
clearing one's heart of doubts; reassuring oneself
male homosexual relations; homosexual male partner
worldliness; worldly ambition; unholy desires
self-concept; self-perspective; self-image
Buddhist incantation using chanting, drumbeating, and dancing
being really disappointed; feeling utterly mortified; being deeply vexed
chanting an invocation (to Amida Buddha); reciting a prayer
(a) thought one will never forget; something one will always remember
anniversary of the Great Kanto earthquake
concentration of thought
satipatthana; mindfulness
earnestly; intently; attentively; wholeheartedly
the very final proof (printing)
secret Jōdo Shinshū sect of Buddhism (practised in Kyushu in the Edo period)
commemorative publication
assistant in a competition (e.g. cockfight, archery, poetry contest); older male in an homosexual relationship
realism (as opposed to nominalism)
day of national humiliation (used in China for certain anniversaries of incidents where Japan humiliated China)
specific concept; species
contemplation on concrete, tangible things
to occur to one; to cross one's mind
careful and thorough person; older male in an homosexual relationship
contemplating Buddha while chanting his name
being resolved to (do something); having a wholehearted intention
Buddhist incantation using chanting, drumbeating, and dancing
earnestly; intently; attentively; wholeheartedly
eagerly; intently
(a) thought one will never forget; something one will always remember
earnestly; intently; attentively; wholeheartedly
half-lined cardinalfish (Ostorhinchus semilineatus)
Korean spice mix
silent rumination; quiet thought
25th of the month; 25 days
the orientation of time and place; awareness of the existing situation
being free from all distracting thoughts; keeping one's mind clear of all worldly thoughts; being free from all ideas and thoughts
stubborn; persistent
innate idea; innate ideas
acquired idea (as opposed to innate); acquired ideas
historic sites, places of scenic beauty and natural monuments
where there is a will, there is a way
where there is a will, there is a way
contemplation (on Amida Buddha, the Pure Land, etc.)
unexpected; regrettable; easy; without regrets
least concern (IUCN Red List category)
affection; strong feeling of love
five gates of mindfulness: worship, praise, vows, observation, prayers for the dead
Liberation Day (in Korea, Italy, etc.)
Least Concern (conservation status); LC
Yuzu Nembutsu (school of Pure Land Buddhism)
Nenbutsu temple
Nenbutsu temple
ideal concurrence (single act constituting multiple separate offenses); notional concurrence
Examples (200 in total)
Oh, that's a shame!
Oh, that's a shame.
That's too bad.