Japanese Conversation · Level 51
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Japanese word
記憶
Pronunciation
Romajikioku
Meaning
- nounmemory
Example
これは大切な記憶です。ko re wa tai setsu na ki oku de su
This is an important memory.
More examples
私は子どものころの記憶を大切にしています。watashi wa ko do mo no ko ro no ki oku o tai setsu ni shi te i ma su
I cherish my childhood memories.
Core concept
Refers to something from the past that remains available in the mind.
Common phrases
記憶に残るki oku ni noko ru
remain in one's memory
記憶を失うki oku o ushina u
lose one's memory
Similar words
思い出omoide: Something remembered from a past time or experience, often with personal meaning.
Definition in Japanese
過去に経験したことや覚えている内容。ka ko ni kei ken shi ta ko to ya obo e te i ru nai yō
Word origin
The noun 記憶 (kioku, "memory") is a Sino-Japanese compound of 記 (ki, "record") and 憶 (oku, "remembering").
Usage tips
- In everyday Japanese, 記憶 (kioku) can describe a personal memory without showing whether it is happy, sad, or vivid.
Opposites
- 忘却bōkyakuforgettingnoun
Related words
- 記憶力kiokuryokuability to remembernoun