Japanese word

思い出す

Pronunciation

Romajiomoidasu

Meaning

  • verbremember

Example

昔の友達を思い出します。mukashi no tomo dachi o omo i da shi ma su

I remember an old friend.

Illustration for 思い出す (remember)

More examples

先生の名前を思い出します。sen sei no na mae o omo i da shi ma su

I remember my teacher's name.

旅行の写真を見て、楽しかった時間を思い出しました。ryo kō no sha shin o mi te tano shi ka tta ji kan o omo i da shi ma shi ta

Looking at travel photos, I remembered the fun times.

Core concept

Brings a person, event, or fact from stored memory back into present awareness.

Common phrases

  • 昔のことを思い出すmukashi no ko to o omo i da su

    remember the past

  • 出来事を思い出すde ki goto o omo i da su

    remember an event

  • 大事なことを思い出すdai ji na ko to o omo i da su

    remember something important

Similar words

思い返すomoikaesu: To bring a past experience back to mind and consider it again.
思い浮かべるomoiukaberu: To form a mental image of a person, thing, or scene.

Definition in Japanese

記憶している人や出来事などを、意識の中に呼び戻す。ki oku shi te i ru hito ya de ki goto na do o i shiki no naka ni yo bi modo su

Word origin

It is a native Japanese compound of 思う (omou, "to think or feel") and 出す (dasu, "to put out"), with 思う taking the stem form 思い (omoi) before 出す.

Usage tips

  • The English verb remember also covers not forgetting a future task, but 思い出す (omoidasu) focuses on bringing a past memory back to mind.

Other meanings

  • recallverb

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