expression, noun, adverb

  1. just to make sure, just to be sure, for confirmation.
  2. just in case, for caution's sake, by way of precaution.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
 
念のため ねんのため
 
念の為 ねんのため

Contained Kanji Breakdown

wish, sense, idea
ネン (4th, N3)
now
いま コン キン (2nd, N5)
to assemble. to gather together
シュウ あつまる
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
fu
heart, mind, spirit
こころ シン (2nd, N4)