無念 (むねん)regret; chagrin; mortification

regret; chagrin; mortificationnoun (common) (futsuumeishi), adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
freedom from obstructive thoughtsnoun (common) (futsuumeishi)

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Kanji in 無念

無料むりょうfree (of charge); gratuitous
無所属むしょぞくindependent (esp. in politics); non-partisan
無職むしょくwithout an occupation; unemployed
無理むりunreasonable; unnatural
無罪むざいinnocence; being not guilty
無線むせんradio (communication)
有無うむexistence or nonexistence; presence or absence
無償むしょうwithout compensation; without reward
懸念けねんworry; fear
記念きねんcommemoration; celebration
残念ざんねんdeplorable; regrettable
理念りねん(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle
念ねんsense; idea
念頭ねんとう(on one's) mind; heed
概念がいねんgeneral idea; concept
記念日きねんびmemorial day; commemoration day

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