expression, godan verb (-bu)
think of the dead; remember the deceased
Used when recalling or honoring someone who has passed away, often in a reflective or memorial context.
お盆には故人を偲んで、家族で集まります。
During Obon, we gather as a family to remember the deceased.
Compound of 故人 (kojin, 'the deceased') + を (wo, object marker) + 偲ぶ (shinobu, 'to remember fondly').