Word details
観念
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 観念.
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Entry
1
idea; notion; concept; conception
Examples
幸福の観念はきわめて抽象的だ。
The idea of happiness is extremely abstract.
2
sense (e.g. of duty)
Examples
彼女には義務の観念が無い。
She has no sense of duty.
3
Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Transitive verb
resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; preparedness
Examples
もう助からないものと観念した。
I gave up all hope of survival.
4
Buddhism
observation and contemplation; meditation
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