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Kotomora

偲

recollect, remember

JLPTN1StatusJinmeiyōFrequencyTop 5,000Strokes11

Readings

On'yomi

  • サイ
  • シ

Kun'yomi

  • しの.ぶ

Meaning

偲 centers on bringing something back to mind: recollecting or remembering past events or people.

Most common words using 偲

  • 偲ぶしのぶ

    to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to be nostalgic for

  • 偲ばれるしのばれる

    to be brought to mind; to come to mind

  • 偲ふしのふ

    to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to be nostalgic for

  • 偲ぶ会しのぶかい

    gathering to remember a dead person; memorial meeting

  • 故人を偲ぶこじんをしのぶ

    to think of the dead

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Etymology

偲 combines 亻 (person) with 思 (think), suggesting a person engaged in thought or recollection. The exact historical development is uncertain, but the component structure points to mental activity.

Meaning mnemonic

A person 亻 beside 思 (think) is someone who thinks back, recollecting memories.

Reading mnemonic

For サイ, imagine a person recollecting a sigh (サイ) from the past: sigh -> サイ, and the memory comes back.