GRAMMAR DETAIL
〜を念頭に置いて
Indicates acting while continually considering an important condition or subject without losing sight of it.
Examples
設備を利用する人の安全を念頭に置いて、点検方法を改善した。
Keeping the safety of the people who use the equipment in mind, we improved the inspection method.
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子どもの成長を念頭に置いて、制度を変えた。
Keeping the children's growth in mind, we changed the system.
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高齢者の使いやすさを念頭に置いて画面を設計した。
We designed the screen with ease of use for older people in mind.
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Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure:
を念頭に置いてfollows a consideration kept in mind while carrying out the subsequent action. - Basic usage:
子どもの成長を念頭に置いて、制度を変えた。describes changing the system with children's growth in mind.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- The consideration versus what is changed
- In
安全を念頭に置いて、点検方法を改善した, safety is the consideration and the inspection method is what was improved. The two instances ofをbelong to different verbal expressions.
- In