noun
telepathy; thought waves
Refers to the transmission of thoughts or feelings directly from one mind to another, often in paranormal or sci-fi contexts.
彼は念波で相手の考えを読み取った。
He read the other person's thoughts through telepathy.
SF小説では、念波を使って遠くの人と会話する場面がよく出てくる。
In sci-fi novels, scenes where people converse over long distances using thought waves often appear.
Compound of 念 (thought, sense) and 波 (wave). The exact origin is uncertain, but it likely arose in modern Japanese to describe psychic phenomena.