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正念

正念

Chinese

 
just (right); main; upright; straight; correct; principle; Chinese 1st month of year
 
to miss; to think of; to read; to study (a subject); to attend (a school); to read aloud; idea; remembrance; twenty
simp. and trad.
(正念)

Noun

正念

  1. mindfulness

Japanese

Kanji in this term
しょう
Grade: 1
ねん
Grade: 4
on'yomi

Etymology

/syaunen/ > /syoːnen/ [ɕoːnen]

Pronunciation

Noun

正念 (hiragana しょうねん, romaji shōnen, historical hiragana しやうねん)

  1. the seventh part of the Noble Eightfold Path in Buddhism; right mindfulness
  2. calm, peaceful thoughts