Japanese symbol for “remembering”
想起
そうき
Romaji: souki
remembering; recollection; calling to mind
In Japanese, remembering is 想起, read そうき (souki).
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Meanings
- n, vs, vt remembering; recollection; calling to mind
- n anamnesis (phil)
- n, vs, vt recall (memory); retrieval (psych)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “remembering”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 牢記 | ろうき rouki | keeping in mind; taking note of; remembering |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 予想 | よそう yosou | expectation; anticipation; prediction |
| 想像 | そうぞう souzou | imagination; supposition; guess |
| 感想 | かんそう kansou | impressions; thoughts; feelings |
| 思想 | しそう shisou | thought; idea; ideology |
| 理想 | りそう risou | ideal; ideals |
| 可哀想 | かわいそう kawaisou | poor; pitiable; pathetic |
| 起訴 | きそ kiso | prosecution; indictment |
| 起こる | おこる okoru | to occur; to happen |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.