概念

がいねん

general idea, concept, notion

What does 概念 mean?

概念 is a Japanese noun meaning general idea, concept, notion in English. It is written as 概念 in kanji, がいねん in hiragana, and gainen in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

彼の福祉の概念はかなり観念的だ。

His notion of welfare is pretty abstract.