念頭(ねんとう)

ねんとう
noun
mind, thoughts; keeping in mind
formalwrittencognition
1. mind, thoughts
One's conscious awareness or thoughts. Almost always appears in fixed phrases meaning to keep something in mind or to have something on one's mind.
安全(あんぜん)を念頭(ねんとう)に置(お)く。
To keep safety in mind.
環境(かんきょう)問題(もんだい)を念頭(ねんとう)に置(お)いた政策(せいさく)が必要(ひつよう)だ。
Policies that keep environmental issues in mind are needed.
将来(しょうらい)のキャリアを念頭(ねんとう)に置(お)いて、今(いま)から資格(しかく)を取(と)っておいたほうがいい。
With your future career in mind, it's better to get qualifications now.

Usage

Almost exclusively used in the fixed expression 念頭(ねんとう)に置(お)く (to keep in mind, to bear in mind). This is the standard pattern; 念頭(ねんとう) rarely appears outside of it. A formal word common in written Japanese, speeches, and news.

Common patterns

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