Japanese Conversation · Level 61
75 words
Japanese word
思い出
Pronunciation
Romajiomoide
Meaning
- nounmemory
Example
それは子どものころの思い出です。so re wa ko do mo no ko ro no omo i de de su
That is a childhood memory.
More examples
この写真を見ると、学生時代の思い出がよみがえります。ko no sha shin o mi ru to gaku sei ji dai no omo i de ga yo mi ga e ri ma su
This photo brings back memories of my school days.
Core concept
Describes a past experience or scene that remains in the mind and can be recalled later.
Common phrases
思い出を作るomo i de o tsuku ru
make memories
思い出を語るomo i de o kata ru
talk about memories
思い出に残るomo i de ni noko ru
remain in one's memory
Similar words
記憶kioku: Information or an experience kept in the mind and recalled later.
Definition in Japanese
過去の出来事や体験を、心に残るものとして覚えていること。ka ko no de ki goto ya tai ken o kokoro ni noko ru mo no to shi te obo e te i ru ko to
Word origin
思い出 (omoide, "memory") comes from the verb 思い出す (omoidasu, "to remember") as its noun form, referring to something remembered from the past.
Usage tips
- People can share 思い出 (omoide) through stories, photographs, or places, so the word commonly connects a remembered experience with the people and settings around it.
Opposites
- 忘却bōkyakuoblivionnoun