概がい念ねん

が

い

ね

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

1

noun

Abstract mental representation of a category or idea. Common in academic, philosophical, and everyday contexts.

かれ

は

新あたら

しい

ビジネスモデル

の

概がい

念ねん

を

説せつ

明めい

し

た

。

He explained the concept of the new business model.

観かん念ねん
観念 often implies a more subjective, personal, or fixed idea, while 概念 is a more objective, general concept.
アイデア
アイデア is a more casual, creative 'idea', while 概念 is a formal, abstract 'concept'.

From Chinese 概念 (gàiniàn), composed of 概 'outline, approximate' and 念 'thought, sense'. The Japanese reading is on'yomi.