Japanese symbol for “reminiscence”
思い出
おもいで
Romaji: omoide
memories; recollections; reminiscence
In Japanese, reminiscence is 思い出, read おもいで (omoide).
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Meanings
- n memories; recollections; reminiscence
Written forms: 思い出、想い出、思いで、想いで. Readings: おもいで、おもひで.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “reminiscence”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 回想 | かいそう kaisou | recollection; retrospection; reflection |
| 懐古 | かいこ kaiko | reminiscence; nostalgia; thinking fondly of the past |
| 昔話 | むかしばなし mukashibanashi | reminiscence |
| 追憶 | ついおく tsuioku | recollection; reminiscence |
| 述懐 | じゅっかい jukkai | speaking about (one's thoughts, memories, etc.); relating (one's feelings, reminiscences, etc.); recollection |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 思う | おもう omou | to think; to consider; to believe |
| 思い | おもい omoi | thought |
| 思想 | しそう shisou | thought; idea; ideology |
| 不思議 | ふしぎ fushigi | wonderful; marvelous; strange |
| 思わず | おもわず omowazu | unconsciously; involuntarily; instinctively |
| 出演 | しゅつえん shutsuen | appearance (in a film, play, TV show, etc.); performance |
| 出す | だす dasu | to take out; to get out |
| 出る | でる deru | to leave; to exit; to go out |
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