Japanese symbol for “reminiscences”
回顧録
かいころく
Romaji: kaikoroku
memoirs; reminiscences
In Japanese, reminiscences is 回顧録, read かいころく (kaikoroku).
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Meanings
- n memoirs; reminiscences
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “reminiscences”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 思い出話 | おもいでばなし omoidebanashi | talking about memories; reminiscences |
| 遺事 | いじ iji | reminiscences; memories |
| 懐旧談 | かいきゅうだん kaikyuudan | reminiscences; talking about old times |
| 回顧談 | かいこだん kaikodan | reminiscences; reminiscent discussion |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 今回 | こんかい konkai | this time; now |
| 回復 | かいふく kaifuku | restoration; recovery; rehabilitation |
| 前回 | ぜんかい zenkai | previous time; last time; previous installment |
| 回答 | かいとう kaitou | reply; answer |
| 回収 | かいしゅう kaishuu | collection; recovery; withdrawal |
| 回転 | かいてん kaiten | rotation; revolution; turn |
| 顧客 | こきゃく kokyaku | customer; client; patron |
| 顧問 | こもん komon | adviser; advisor; consultant |
| 登録 | とうろく touroku | registration; accession; register |
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.