念のために

Japanese
Kanji in this term
念
ねん
Grade: 4
goon
Alternative spelling
念の為に

Etymology

Literally “for the sake of feeling”.

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) ねんのために [nèń nó támé ní] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • (Tokyo) ねんのため​に [nèń nó táméꜜ nì] (Nakadaka – [5])[1]
  • IPA(key): [nẽ̞n no̞ ta̠me̞ ɲ̟i]

Adverb

念(ねん)のために • (nen no tame ni) 

  1. just in case, to be on the safe side

References
  1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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