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回想録 (kaisouroku) Japanese meaning: memoirs | Kotomora

回かい想そう録ろく

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Meanings

1

memoirs; reminiscences

A written record of personal experiences and memories, often by a notable person.

彼かれは政せい治じ家かとしての回かい想そう録

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He published his memoirs as a politician.

Kanji

回-times, round, game
想idea, thought, conception
録record

Related words

手しゅ記きN1
回想録 is a more organized, often book-length memoir, while 手記 can be a shorter, more direct firsthand account.

Built from

回かい想そう+録ろく

Etymology

Compound of 回想 (recollection) and 録 (record). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word follows standard Sino-Japanese word formation.