# 念 — Thought

Frequency rank 461 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Frequent enough that you will keep running into it once you read past headlines.

More common than 追 (Follow), less common than 登 (Climb).

- On’yomi: ねん
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 心 Heart (Kangxi 61)
- Frequency path: Level IV of XX

Right now (今), in the heart (心) — the thought that fills your heart at this very moment is your deepest thought.

In words:

- 念 ねん — sense;idea;thought;feeling;desire;concern;attention;care
- 残念 ざんねん — disappointment
- 記念 きねん — commemoration,memory

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