JLPT N1 · Noun

概念 (gainen)

概念 (がいねん, gainen) is a Japanese noun meaning “general idea; concept”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: がいねん
Romaji: gainen
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

general idea; concept; notion · noun

Example sentences

彼の福祉の概念はかなり観念的だ。

His notion of welfare is pretty abstract.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 概念

概

outline, condition, approximationガイ・おおむ.ね · 14 strokes

念

wish, sense, ideaネン · 8 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 概念.

概論がいろんintroduction概略がいりゃくoutline大概たいがいgenerally一概にいちがいにunconditionally概説がいせつoverview残念ざんねんregrettable記念きねんcommemoration観念かんねんidea念ねんsense念願ねんがんone's heart's desire無念むねんregret

Source: JMdict entry 1204480 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.