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懐かしい (natsukashii) Japanese meaning: nostalgic | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N3 › Freq. Frequency Top 5,000 Conjugation 懐かしい · i-adjective
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 懐なつ かしい 懐なつ かしくない Polite 懐なつ かしいです 懐なつ かしくないです also 懐なつ かしくありません Past polite 懐なつ かしかったです 懐なつ かしくなかったです also 懐なつ かしくありませんでした Past 懐なつ かしかった 懐なつ かしくなかった Te-form 懐なつ かしくて 懐なつ かしくなくて Adverbial 懐なつ かしく Conditional 懐なつ かしければ 懐なつ かしくなければ Tara conditional 懐なつ かしかったら 懐なつ かしくなかったら
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よく
遊あそ
ん
だ
公こう
園えん
が
懐なつ
かしい
。
The park where I often played as a child brings back fond memories.
This song reminds me nostalgically of my school days.
Eating the taste of my hometown after a long time made me feel very nostalgic.
Usage patterns 〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 が 懐なつ かしい to feel nostalgic about a place
This school brings back fond memories.
〈 物もの 〉 を 見み て 懐なつ かしくなる to feel a wave of nostalgia upon seeing something
Seeing the old photo made me feel nostalgic.
懐なつ かしい 〈 事こと 〉 a fondly remembered thing, such as a memory or story
I have a lot of fond memories.
〈 人ひと 〉 との 〈 事こと 〉 が 懐なつ かしい to feel nostalgic about a shared memory or experience with someone
I feel nostalgic about my student days with my friends.
Related words 懐かしい is the common adjective for feeling nostalgic about something, while 懐古 is a more formal, literary noun for reminiscence, often seen in compounds like 懐古趣味.
懐かしい is the everyday native word for feeling nostalgic, whereas ノスタルジック is a loanword with a slightly more stylish or literary flavor.
懐かしい expresses nostalgic, fond memory of something in the past, while 恋しい expresses an active longing for someone or something currently absent.
懐かしい is the everyday adjective for feeling nostalgic about something, while 郷愁 is a more formal noun describing the emotion itself.
懐かしい is a native Japanese adjective expressing a personal feeling of missing the past, whereas レトロ is a loanword describing something's old-fashioned style.
Word family yearn for; miss; feel nostalgic about
nostalgic; dear; good old; longed-for
lonesome for; missing people
show nostalgia for; long for; reminisce fondly about
Written forms 懐なつ かしい Usage 77%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
なつかしい Usage 23%
Kana spelling is common in casual writing, children's materials, and when the kanji is considered difficult.
Etymology Derived from the verb 懐く (なつく, 'to become attached to') with the adjectival suffix しい, originally meaning 'dear' or 'longed for.' The kanji 懐 carries the sense of 'bosom' or 'heart,' reflecting the emotional attachment.
昔むかし 懐なつ かしい
reminiscent of the good old days; nostalgia-inducing
