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忘れ形見 (わすれがたみ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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わ
を
大たい
切せつ
に
し
て
いる
。
I treasure the ring that was my grandmother's keepsake.
Related words 形かた 見み 形見 is a general keepsake or memento from a deceased person, while 忘れ形見 specifically emphasizes that the item or child is left behind as a remembrance.
遺い 児じ 遺児 is a more formal and modern term for a child orphaned by a parent's death, whereas 忘れ形見 carries a more emotional, literary nuance.
Etymology Compound of 忘れ (wasure, 'forgetting') + 形見 (katami, 'keepsake, memento'), with rendaku voicing of katami to gatami. The literal sense is 'a keepsake so as not to forget,' later extended to a child left behind as a living reminder.
