| term | pronunciation | English |
|---|
| 残念 | ざんねん | bad luck, disappointment |
| 丹念 | たんねん | assiduity, diligence, application |
| 信念 | しんねん | belief, faith, conviction |
| 執念 | しゅうねん | tenacity, implacability |
| 天然記念物 | てんねんきねんぶつ | natural monument; protected species (animal, habitat, etc.) |
| 念 | ねん | sense, idea, thought, feeling, desire, concern, attention, care |
| 念仏 | ねんぶつ | Buddhist prayer, prayer to Amitabha |
| 念頭 | ねんとう | mind |
| 念願 | ねんがん | one's heart's desire, earnest petition |
| 憶念 | おくねん | something one always remembers |
| 懸念 | けねん | worry, fear, anxiety, concern |
| 戦没者追悼記念日 | せんぼつしゃついとうきねんび | Memorial Day (US) |
| 断念 | だんねん | abandoning (hope, plans), giving up |
| 既成概念 | きせいがいねん | stereotype, preconceived idea, preconceived notion |
| 概念 | がいねん | general idea, concept, notion |
| 理念 | りねん | idea |
| 疑念 | ぎねん | doubt, suspicion, misgivings, scruples |
| 祈念 | きねん | prayer |
| 記念 | きねん | commemoration, memory |
| 記念日 | きねんび | holiday, anniversary, memorial day |
| 記念碑 | きねんひ | monument |
| 貞操観念 | ていそうかんねん | sense of virtue |