思おもい起おこす

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思い起こす · godan verb (-su)

Meanings

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

recall; remember; bring to mind

Used when actively bringing a past event, memory, or fact back into one's mind, often with a sense of deliberate recollection.

〈事こと〉を思おもい起おこすto recall a specific event or memory
当とう時じの出で来き事ごとを思おもい起おこす。
I recall the events of that time.
思おもい起おこせばcome to think of it; looking back
思おもい起おこせば、あの頃ころは本ほん当とうに幸しあわせだった。
Come to think of it, I was truly happy back then.
〈時とき〉のたびに〈事こと〉を思おもい起おこすto be reminded of something every time a certain occasion comes
この曲きょくを聞きくたびに、学がく生せい時じ代だいを思おもい起おこす。
Every time I hear this song, I'm reminded of my student days.

思おもい出だすN5
思い出す is the common, often spontaneous word for remembering something, while 思い起こす suggests a deliberate, reflective effort to bring a memory to mind.
回かい想そうN1
回想する means to reminisce or reflect on the past as a whole experience, whereas 思い起こす focuses on retrieving a specific memory or fact.
想そう起き
想起する is a formal, written-style synonym for 思い起こす, both meaning to consciously recall something to mind.
振ふり返かえるN2
振り返る means to look back on one's past in a broad, reflective sense, while 思い起こす is about actively recalling a specific memory or detail.

忘わすれるN5
忘れる means to forget, the direct opposite of 思い起こす, which means to bring something back to mind.

記き憶おくN3
記憶する means to memorize or store information in memory, while 思い起こす means to retrieve a memory that is already stored.

思おもい起おこすUsage91%
Standard kanji spelling; common in news and written Japanese.
思おもい起おこすUsage8%
search-only kanji form
Search-only variant; not a standard modern spelling.
おもいおこすUsage1%

Compound of 思い (thought, mind) + 起こす (to raise, to cause). Literally 'to raise a thought', i.e., to bring a memory to mind.