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余念もなく (よねんもなく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

余よ念ねんもなく

Meanings

1

adverb

wholeheartedly; intently; with undivided attention

Describes doing something with complete focus, free from distracting thoughts. Often used with verbs like 取り組む, 打ち込む, or 励む.

See also: 余念なく

彼かれは余よ念ねんもなく研けん究きゅうに打うち込こんでいる。
He is wholeheartedly absorbed in his research.
子こ供どもたちは余よ念ねんもなく遊あそんでいる。
The children are playing intently.

Written forms

余よ念ねんもなく
Standard kanji spelling.
余よ念ねんも無なく
Variant using 無く for なく.

Kanji

余too much, myself, surplus
念wish, sense, idea
無nothingness, none, ain't

Similar words

一いっ心しん不ふ乱らん
More intense and often used for single-minded devotion, sometimes with a nuance of recklessness. 余念もなく is softer and emphasizes absence of distracting thoughts.
夢む中ちゅう
Means being so absorbed that one loses awareness of surroundings. 余念もなく focuses on mental focus without stray thoughts.

Etymology

From 余念 (distracting thoughts) + も (even) + なく (without). Literally 'without even stray thoughts'.