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記念 (きねん, kinen) Japanese meaning: commemoration | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N3 › Freq. Frequency Top 1,000 Conjugation 記念する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 記き 念ねん する 記き 念ねん しない Polite 記き 念ねん します 記き 念ねん しません Past polite 記き 念ねん しました 記き 念ねん しませんでした Past 記き 念ねん した 記き 念ねん しなかった Te-form 記き 念ねん して 記き 念ねん しないで Desire 記き 念ねん したい 記き 念ねん したくない Potential 記き 念ねん できる 記き 念ねん できない Passive 記き 念ねん される 記き 念ねん されない Causative 記き 念ねん させる 記き 念ねん させない Causative passive 記き 念ねん させられる 記き 念ねん させられない Volitional 記き 念ねん しよう Polite volitional 記き 念ねん しましょう Imperative 記き 念ねん しろ 記き 念ねん するな Conditional 記き 念ねん すれば 記き 念ねん しなければ Tara conditional 記き 念ねん したら 記き 念ねん しなかったら
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念ねん
日び
です
。
Today is our wedding anniversary.
The city held a ceremony to commemorate the war dead.
Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 を 記き 念ねん して in commemoration of ...; to mark ...
A ceremony was held to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the founding.
〈 事こと 〉 の 記き 念ねん に 〈 物もの 〉 を 買か う to buy something as a memento of an event
I bought a souvenir as a memento of the trip.
記き 念ねん に 〈 物もの 〉 をもらう to receive something as a keepsake
I received an album as a keepsake at the graduation ceremony.
〈 物もの 〉 を 記き 念ねん に 取と っておく to keep something as a memento
I plan to keep this letter as a memento.
Kanji 記 scribe, account, narrative 紀 chronicle, account, narrative Related words 思い出 is a personal, emotional memory, while 記念 emphasizes a formal or tangible act or object commemorating something.
形見 is specifically a keepsake left behind by someone who has died or departed, while 記念 is a broader term for any memento of an event or occasion.
記念 refers to the act of commemorating or a keepsake item, while 記念日 specifically names the day set aside for that commemoration.
記念 is the general word for commemoration or a keepsake, while メモリアル carries a more solemn, memorial-specific nuance, as in メモリアルホール.
Don't confuse with 記念 (commemoration/memento) and 祈念 (a prayer or wish) are exact homophones with different meanings and kanji, so learners must rely on context or writing.
記念 refers to the abstract act or feeling of commemoration, while 記念碑 is the physical stone monument itself, so learners often mix up the two despite sharing kanji.
Word family· 24 souvenir; memento; keepsake
memorial day; commemoration day; anniversary
monument; memorial statue
Written forms 記き 念ねん Usage 100%
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency word.
紀き 念ねん Usage <1%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form.
キネン Usage <1%
Etymology From 記 (to record, to remember) + 念 (thought, sense). The spelling 紀念 is a rare variant using 紀 (chronicle, era).
念ねん
樹じゅ
memorial tree; commemorative tree
Show 5 more commemorative plaque; stone monument
commemorative festival; anniversary celebration
commemorative publication; commemorative book
memorial hall; museum (commemorating a person or event)
commemorative photo; souvenir photo
