Definition of 一念 (いちねん)

いちねん

一念

いちねん

ichinen

noun
1.
determined purpose
2.
an incredibly short span of time (i.e. the time occupied by a single thought)(Buddhist term)
3.
a single repetition of a prayer (esp. in Jodo-shu)(Buddhist term)
See also:浄土宗
Related Kanji
one, one radical (no.1)
wish, sense, idea, thought, feeling, desire, attention