念のため
ねんのため
just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case
Common word
Meanings
Expression, Noun, Adverb
just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation- just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution
Example sentences
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I repeat it by way of caution.
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Just to be on the safe side, why don't you take an umbrella with you?
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Let's take an X-ray just in case.
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Have something to eat just in case.
念のためレントゲンを撮りましょう。
Let's take an X-ray just in case.
More examples (8)
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Perhaps I should take an umbrella with me just in case.
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You had better take your umbrella in case.
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For the record, we're just friends.
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I also have a bit of money, just in case.
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Make that floppy uncopiable, just in case.
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Let me remind you again that March 31st is the due date.
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He was careful enough to make his daughter promise not to go out after dark.
この間、歯医者行ったら、念のためとか言われて、歯型とレントゲンをとられた。いい商売してるよ。
I went to the dentist recently and he did a cast of my teeth and took an X-ray, just in case. It sounds like a good business to be in.