Translation guide
To remember, recall, or evoke a memory, image, or feeling.
To bring a past event, fact, or person into your thoughts.
The most common and natural way to say 'remember' or 'recall'. Used for both spontaneous and intentional remembering.
To cause someone to think of something, often through a stimulus like a sight, sound, or smell.
Means 'to make someone associate' or 'to evoke'. Commonly used when something reminds you of something else.
To refer to something in conversation, often to remind someone of it.
Literally 'bring out in conversation'. Used when you mention something to remind someone or to introduce a topic.
I can't recall his name.
Hearing that story called my childhood to mind.
Similar to 思い出す but slightly more formal or literary. Often used when deliberately trying to recall something.
He called to mind the hardships of those days.
Literally 'awaken a memory'. A more poetic or emphatic way to say 'call to mind', often used in writing.
The scent called distant memories to mind.
This song calls summer days to mind.
Causative form of 思い出す. Used when something makes you remember something.
That photo calls to mind the fun trip we had.
A literary expression meaning 'to vividly bring to mind' or 'to be reminiscent of'. Often used in written descriptions.
The scenery calls my hometown to mind.
He called the issue to mind during the meeting.
Means 'to mention' or 'to bring up'. Slightly more casual than 話に出す.
She called her ex-boyfriend to mind by mentioning his name.