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入念 (にゅうねん, nyuunen) Japanese meaning: careful | Kotomora

入にゅう念ねん

にゅ

う

ね

ん

Common word›JLPTN1›Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

na-adjective, noun

careful; thorough; meticulous

Describes doing something with great attention to detail, leaving nothing to chance. Often used for preparations, inspections, or planning.

旅りょ行こうの

計けい

画かく

を

入にゅう

念ねん

に

立た

て

た

。

I made thorough plans for the trip.

入にゅう念ねんな準じゅん備びのおかげで発はっ表ぴょうは成せい功こうした。

Thanks to careful preparation, the presentation was a success.

Usage patterns

〈事こと〉を入にゅう念ねんに確かく認にんするto check something carefully and thoroughly
出しゅっ発ぱつ前まえに持もち物ものを入にゅう念ねんに確かく認にんした。
I carefully checked my belongings before departing.
入にゅう念ねんな〈事こと〉thorough, meticulous (preparation, planning, etc.)
試し合あいに向むけて入にゅう念ねんな準じゅん備びをした。
We made thorough preparations for the match.
〈物もの〉を入にゅう念ねんに手て入いれするto take meticulous care of something
彼かれは車くるまを入にゅう念ねんに手て入いれしている。
He takes meticulous care of his car.

Kanji

入enter, insert
念wish, sense, idea

Related words· 7

念ねん入いりN1
念入り and 入念 are nearly identical in meaning, but 念入り is the more common everyday word while 入念 sounds slightly more formal or written.
丁てい寧ねいN4
丁寧 describes doing something in a polite, gentle, careful manner, whereas 入念 stresses a systematic, exhaustive thoroughness.
慎しん重ちょうN3
慎重 emphasizes caution and prudence in making a decision, while 入念 focuses on thoroughness and attention to detail in carrying something out.
丹たん念ねんN1
丹念 highlights patient, painstaking effort put in over time, while 入念 highlights not overlooking any detail in a task.

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綿めん密みつ
綿密 stresses fine, detailed precision especially in planning or analysis, while 入念 stresses overall thorough care in doing or checking something.
周しゅう到とう
入念 focuses on painstaking care put into a single task, whereas 周到 focuses on covering all aspects of a plan or preparation.
細さい心しん
入念 emphasizes thoroughness in preparing or checking something, while 細心 emphasizes an ongoing careful, detail-conscious attitude.

Etymology

Compound of 入 (enter, insert) and 念 (thought, attention). The combination suggests putting one's mind deeply into something, hence 'careful, thorough'.